76-year-old man shot by pellet gun while golfing in Weston

A man was shot by a pellet gun while playing golf in Weston Thursday according to police Gary Louie of Brookline noted he heard a popping noise and uncovered the pellet on the ground while he was watching a friend tee off on the second hole at the Leo J Martin Golf Discipline Louis explained the round struck him but did not pierce through his clothing Suddenly I heard pop Something popped in my clothes reported Louie Then I saw the bullet or whatever you call it the metal on the floor I explained I got shot ' Tony Ferrara was golfing with Louie at the time and commented he called to document the development We heard a pop noise it wasn t a loud gunshot but we heard it reported Ferrara And it hit my friend s side and the pellet it was a pellet dropped right to the ground and we picked it up and we go we just got shot by a pellet gun ' As the group waited for officers to arrive they explained they heard a second shot which hit something metal making them think this may have just been target practice gone wrong This person definitely would ve definitely left So I think someone was target shooting and missed and hit their target on the second one because it hit metal The second shot hit a sign or something because it was a metal ting ' disclosed Ferrara Weston police stated they are pursuing leads and have towed a black BMW sedan to the station which is connected to the assessment Police were also seen searching a wooded area by chosen train tracks adjacent to the second hole They have not reported if the shooter was in the area of those tracks Transit police and Massachusetts State police are also involved in the inspection We have no reason to believe that the society is in danger noted Weston Police Capt Thomas Kelly Weston detectives are actively reviewing and we are hoping to resolve it soon Louie took the case in stride and finished up his round He says he is just grateful he was not hurt I m sure the guy doesn t really want to hit me I m sure it s particular guy just trying to do target practice announced Louie I m not sure what s going on