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This story out of Oregon. A couple of scum bag teens thought it was cute to shoot at an elderly man with a BB gun while he took his daily walk through the park.

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Doctors counted 22 BB pellet wounds after a man with dementia was shot Wednesday at a Portland park.

Gary Wigant, 60, said he tried to defend himself from teens armed with a BB gun while he was on his daily walk through Pier Park in the St. Johns area.

Wigant, who suffers from diabetes, dementia and the effects of a stroke, said he had to fight off the teens as he staggered to his home.

"He had blood down his cheek and his shirt was off and he had all these red spots," said Judy Wigant, Gary's wife. "I asked him what happened and he said, 'Some kids jumped me.'

Wigant's wife rushed him to the hospital. She said doctors counted at least 22 wounds on her husband's body.

"At the end, they were throwing rocks," Gary Wigant said. "I think one of them hit me right here."

Police later arrested a 15-year-old boy on second-degree assault charges in connection with the BB shooting. They said they're investigating other suspects.

Wigant said he walks through the park once or sometimes twice a day. His wife said she's surprised at the BB shooting. "I never, never dreamed anything would ever happen to him over there," Judy Wigant said.

Despite the attack, Wigant said he'll continue to take his walks at the park.

"He wants to do his daily walks and get some exercise," said Cynthia Reyes, Wigant's granddaughter. "I think he should be able to do that peacefully, without people bugging him or being hurt."