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... A 12-year-old boy who was shot in Hartford Wednesday night was shot because he was throwing snowballs at cars, according to police.

Officers responded to the area of Capitol Avenue and Park Terrace around 7:15 p.m.

They found the 12-year-old suffering from gunshot wounds. The boy's injuries were described as non-life-threatening by police.

According to police, the 12-year-old, along with an 11-year-old, were playing with snow and throwing snowballs at cars.

They hit a car, which circled the block, chased the kids, and someone in the vehicle shot the 12-year-old.

He was taken to Connecticut Children's to be treated for his injuries. ...

OK, adding context, I'll relate an event from my past ...

I was not even a teen at the time. A memory that has stayed with me. ...

I was outside playing in the snow. And I saw a car coming up the street. So I made a snowball, and threw it at the car.

As an unlikely coincidence, my Dad happened to be watching me at the time. He called me into the house, and read me the riot act about throwing snowballs at cars.

I told him that I would not do that again. But I also asked him, didn't you throw snowballs at cars when you were a kid?

His answer surprised me.

He said, ~no I didn't. I threw snowballs at horses.~

I appreciated his honesty, and did not throw a snowball at a car (or a horse) after that.

But shooting a child for throwing a snowball at a car?

What does the GOP have to say about this incident?

@#6

Yeah, the silence seems to be deafening.