22nd annual toy drive in #barryfarms#SE tainted when Santa is shot by pellet gun! @wusa9#ward8pic.twitter.com/DYgNWq9Q0P
— Delia Gonçalves (@9NewsDelia) December 24, 2013
Via WUSA9:
A man wearing a Santa Claus suit was shot with a pellet gun Tuesday morning at a toy giveaway in Southeast Washington.WUSA9's Delia Gonçalves said the man was shot twice in the back, apparently from a nearby home, at the 22nd annual Barry Farm toy drive.
Police and fire officials are on scene investigating, Gonçalves said. The victim suffered minor injuries.