Ramapo Police arrested three individuals on Francis Pl in Monsey after they shot at bystanders with a paintball gun out of a moving vehicle on Rita Ave, hitting Yosef Margertetten in the stomach and damaging another vehicle.
The individuals that were shot at are volunteers with Chaverim of Monsey, which helped with the quick apprehension of the alleged suspects, the volunteers gave over the description of the vehicle to police who caught up with the suspects on Francis pl., Police discovered numerous paintball guns and knives in the vehicle.
Hatzoloh EMS transported the victim to Good Samaritan hospital where he is being treated for his injuries that he suffered from the Paintball pellets.
Paintball is a popular game played by millions of people throughout the world. It is also a controversial sport due to what critics believe is an unreasonable risk that players could suffer serious injuries, including blinding and death, Paintball guns use compressed carbon dioxide to propel the small paint-filled pellets, which explode on contact with an object or target. When shot from a paintball gun, paintball pellets can travel 250 to 300 feet per second, or up to 200 miles per hour.
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These "toy" guns which use compressed air instead of gunpowder to launch projectiles, but they are often nearly as powerful as firearms that use gunpowder, Hospital emergency departments see over 20,000 injuries per year due to air and paintball guns,
police are investigating the motive behind this shooting, and It is not clear on what charges the suspects will be charged with, More Information will be posted as soon as they become available.
