BELLEVUE, Wash. -- A Bellevue man was shot by a pellet gun while bicycling into work Friday.
The pellet is still lodged deep behind Doug Weigel's knee, despite a trip to the hospital.
"I believe I was randomly targeted," he said. "But there is no question in my mind that this was an intentional act."
It's unclear if the incident was an accident, a dangerous prank, or another instance of drivers clashing with cyclists.
Enjoying a beautiful ride to lower Queen Anne, Weigel hadn't even made it past Southeast 36th in Bellevue, when someone shot him with a pellet gun.
"I heard a loud noise to my left, and immediate felt a sharp pain behind my right knee," he said. "My first thought is, 'I've been shot.' My second thought was, 'That's crazy, this is Bellevue, this is crazy.'"
By the time the attorney got to work, blood was pooling in his shoe.
"It wasn't until I got to the doctor, and got the x-ray, and I realized there was a pellet lodged behind my knee," Weigel said.
There was no altercation leading up to Weigel being shot. The street was straight, and bike lanes are clearly marked.
Weigel remembered two cars passing him when it happened, but he didn't notice a make or model.
Bellevue Police are investigating.
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