Helen Kuczek was on her lunchtime walking routine with a colleague when she was hit by what she believes was BB shot.

Kuczek, of 20 Norman Ave., Auburn, was on North Street near the Genesee Gardens Apartments when she felt a sting on her left buttocks around 1:15 p.m. Friday.

"I knew I was hit by something powerful. I jumped ... I knew it was no stone," Kuczek said.

The 33-year secretary at the Auburn Correctional Facility was left with a black mark on her pants and a nasty welt on her body. She already had an appointment the next day with her doctor who examined the mark and said it was probably from a BB gun.

Kuczek did not see a shooter. She is not sure if the assailant was a pedestrian in the nearby apartment complex or from a passing car.

Kuczek has reported the incident to the Auburn Police Department who have referred it to Det. Thomas Burger for investigation.

Read the full report in Friday's edition of The Citizen.