Police searching for suspects firing pellet gun at people -- including children

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Cobb County police are searching for a group of people who they say was driving around in a car randomly firing a pellet gun at several people, including children.

Channel 2 Cobb County Bureau Chief Chris Jose was in Marietta, where one mother told him that her daughter is "scared out of her mind."

The incidents all happened in the Indian Hills subdivision. At least five people were shot Tuesday afternoon just feet from their homes. Police said there may be more victims.

Surveillance camera caught a picture of a red car that police say appears to be a Nissan Altima driving away.

Dana Stein and her two children are worried.

"The last thing you want is to have your kids be scared to go outside," Stein said. "We had a car drive by slow yesterday and (my daughter) went running inside because she's scared of being hit by a BB gun now."

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"Everybody in all of east Cobb needs to know this is happening so they can be on the lookout," the neighbor said.

Police said they believe there are more than one suspect.

"You have someone driving by in a car, multiple suspects, and they're targeting innocent people," Sgt. Wayne Delk, with Cobb County police, said.

Barbara Berman was nearly in tears over the incidents.

"I can't believe that's happening," Berman said. "It's very frightening, because it's a safe neighborhood."

Four people have filed police reports. Police said another victim was a child and that there could be more victims out there.

Officers knocked on doors hoping to get clear video from homeowners with doorbell cameras.

As they went door-to-door Wednesday, they found another victim who posted about getting shot on social media and encouraged that person to file a report.

"Our detectives actually saw that post and were able to reach out to that victim and have him come forward and actually file a report," Delk said.

A man Jose talked to said the shooter hit his wife in the arm. The woman was walking with friends near Clubland Drive and Indian Hills Parkway.

Another neighbor said the people in the car shot him while he mowed the lawn. The victims were not injured, but they are still shaken.

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