Local TV Reporter Hospitalized When Shot With BB Gun During Live Broadcast

A local news reporter in California unfortunately found herself in the news when she was shot at with a BB gun by two teenage boys. During a live report, Leanne Suter, a reporter for KABC-TV, was hit in the hand by a BB gun pellet and was taken to a nearby hospital. Luckily she was not seriously injured.

The news van was also hit by a pellet, and two teenage boys were arrested in connection with the shooting.

Watch a report on the incident from KABC-TV below:

(h/t LA Times)

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