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VIDEO: Man in Santa Claus Suit Shot by Pellet Gun

Posted at 3:23 PM, Dec 24, 2013
and last updated 2013-12-24 15:23:33-05
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COURTESY: WJLA TV

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A man wearing a Santa Claus suit was shot by a pellet gun on the southeast side of Washington, D.C. Tuesday afternoon.

He was shot in the back, said a photographer with WJLA-TV.  According to the television station, witnesses reportedly heard two shots from a nearby building.  It happened during a toy giveaway.  The station said the man playing the Grinch came to the rescue.