The incident happened when the 10-year-old boy was walking home with his father and brother from the 7-Eleven store at K and Luzerne streets.
According to police, a vehicle described as a green Honda drove by and the passenger in the rear seat fired three shots from the paintball gun.
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The boy was hit in the eye. He was taken to St. Christopher's Hospital with a bad welt on his face.
He is listed in stable condition.
None of the other family members were injured.
Police believe this was a random attack.