Police have appealed for the public's help after a nine-year-old child was shot with an airgun in what they said was a racially aggravated assault.

The reported shooting happened at around 1.30pm in Chakeshill Drive, in the Brentry area of Bristol , earlier this month, Avon and Somerset Police said on Wednesday.

The force said it wants to locate a white male aged either 17 or 18, around 5ft 11in tall, with dark blonde hair and a slim face.

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On the day of the attack, he was wearing a distinctive blue padded coat and riding a black electric scooter with white writing, it said.

The girl, who was hit three times by a pellet during the incident, was left feeling sore, but not seriously injured.

A racial comment was also made during the incident on 2 Se

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