Article: 2 people shot with darts while riding their bikes; Separate blowgun incidents in Ballard; 'I heard a little pop,' then felt stinging, says victim.(NWThursday)

Byline: Jennifer Sullivan; Seattle Times staff reporter

Avram Dolen was riding his bike across the Ballard Bridge when he felt a strange sensation in his left buttock. He looked down and was startled to see a 4-inch steel dart sticking out of his rear end.

Dolen, 29, and a 39-year-old woman told officers that they were cycling on or near the bridge Monday evening when they each were shot with a dart in separate incidents. Neither cyclist saw who shot them.

"I heard a little pop sound, which was followed by a stinging sensation afterward," said Dolen, of Ballard. "My first thought was I got hit by a rock but then it kept stinging. I went down to ...

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