Man shoots 72-year-old with paintballs after being denied parking in South Shore

A person who was denied access to a parking lot Wednesday morning shot a 72-year-old man several times with a paintball gun in the South Shore neighborhood.

The male became upset after the 72-year-old refused him parking around 10:45 a.m. in the 2500 block of East 73rd Street and shot him multiple times with a paintball gun, police said.

The victim was shot in the abdomen, back and right arm and suffered bruising but denied treatment, police said.

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No one is in custody as Area One detectives investigate.

Within the past year, hundreds of paintball gun attacks have been reported across the city.