Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, December 9, 1994                   TAG: 9412100065
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-5   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: LISA APPLEGATE
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

VINTON CARS DAMAGED IN BB GUN SPREE

Vinton Police Lieutenant William Brown said car owners began reporting either shattered or pierced windows early Thursday morning.

"We've got some very angry people here, " Brown said.

He said the cars, which were parked throughout Vinton, were damaged by BB shots fired from a moving car.

No witnesses have come forward, Brown said, and there were no suspects as of Thursday evening.

Brown said while anyone can purchase a BB gun, some types can fire a shot comparable in impact to a .22 caliber gun.

"I've seen malicious wounding charges come about from BB gun shots that pierced the skin," Brown said.