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Tremont teenager arrested in blow-dart attacks
By Sharon K. Wolfe
swolfe@pantagraph.com
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MORTON — A 15-year-old Tremont boy is accused of shooting two people with blowgun darts in Morton, police said Thursday.

Pedestrians were shot at from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Oct. 4, police said.

A girl, 12, was hit in the hand near Illinois and Monroe streets, police said. The dart, which went through a finger, was removed by doctors at Methodist Medical Center, Peoria, police said.

A woman, 24, was hit in the buttocks near Idlewood and Second streets by a similar dart, police said. She was treated at a medical clinic and released.

The woman gave police a description of the vehicle. It was found later, and the boy was arrested Wednesday.

Police said they learned the 15-year-old was a passenger in a car driven by a 17-year-old girl from East Peoria. A 16-year-old boy from Morton also was a passenger.

The 15-year-old had a blowgun plus several darts with metal points and plastic soft tips when he got into the vehicle, police said.

Police said they confiscated a blowgun and darts when the boy was arrested.

The blowgun can be separated into two parts. Both boys were using blowgun parts to shoot darts from the moving vehicle, police said.

The 16-year-old used the plastic-tip darts and didn’t shoot at people, police said. The 15-year-old was shooting at people with the metal-tip darts, police said.

The victims apparently were chosen randomly, police said.

The Tremont youth was released to his parents Wednesday afternoon after being charged as a juvenile with two counts of aggravated battery.

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Uwing wrote on Oct 12, 2007 7:39 PM:

" Dont givem any more banning ideas! "

YES VIEWERS, wrote on Oct 12, 2007 1:17 PM:

" HERE WE ARE IN THE JUNGLES OF TREMONT, HUNTING FOR THE WILD BEASTS THAT ROAM FREELY IN OUR STREETS "

blow darts wrote on Oct 12, 2007 9:35 AM:

" Didn't they use blow darts in an episode of Gilligan's Island?? Love that show!! "

blow dart wrote on Oct 12, 2007 8:31 AM:

" i use the blow dart gun to control the tree rat problem in my yard .also known as squriels.they do more damage then good . "

Agree wrote on Oct 12, 2007 7:31 AM:

" I agree with Ohh, why would we even think of allowing blow dart guns to be sold. What possible good could come of them. Not sure about the second comment though as guns aren't banned.........but probably should be. "

Ohh wrote on Oct 11, 2007 7:13 PM:

" we better move to ban blow darts as well just like all you idiots do with guns "
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