Pedestrians Hit By Paintballs From Moving Car In Little Italy, Police Say

LITTLE ITALY — Jason Weedon was walking his goldendoodle Wednesday evening in Little Italy when he heard what sounded like “a silencer machine gun” firing rapidly. A man with a long paintball rifle hanging out of a slowly moving car was shooting at pedestrians along Taylor Street. Weedon was struck in the chest and back of his neck, he said. Before I knew it, I was getting shot, Weedon said. Once I saw it was yellow paint, I thought, holy f—, thank goodness. The shooter had long, dark hair and was “grinning inanely, like the Joker without makeup,” Weedon said. The shooting happened around 5 p.m. in the 1400 block of West Taylor Street, according to police, which reported three people were struck by paintballs — two men ages 21 and 26, and a 31-year-old woman. Weedon said at least a dozen people were hit but most did not wait for police to arrive. He also left the scene before cops responded, saying there were still plenty of witnesses and victims at the scene afte