Police searching for a person who shot an elderly man with a BB gun

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Police in Cambridge are looking for whoever shot an elderly man with a BB gun.

It happened Monday in East Cambridge,

Police officers said the 76-year-old was walking down Hurley Street near the intersection of Sixth Street when he was hit.

The man told police that two pellets hit him in the head.

Police said the victim was bleeding from his head but did not need medical attention.

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