Frome-based musician Cara Dillon says she was shot in the face with a BB gun ‘multiple times’ while walking home on Wednesday night.

The folk singer, who originally hails from Northern Ireland, was on her way to meet friends for dinner in Frome town centre when the attack happened on the corner of Bath Street and Cork Street.

The bullets were shot from a moving vehicle at around 7pm. In a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter), Cara said: “My left eyeball was hit, my cheek and around my eye”.

In the same Tweet, she commended Avon and Somerset Police for their help, describing them as “helpful and considerate” after they attended the scene quickly and began reviewing CCTV in the area.

Another attack of the same nature was reported on Rodden Road, Frome, the same evening.

Avon and Somerset Police said: “Officers are investigating reports of a number of individuals being hit by suspected BB gun pellets in Market Place and Rodden Road in Frome.

“Thankfully, we do not believe anyone has been seriously injured or required any medical treatment and enquiries into the incident are ongoing.”

Anyone with further information should get in touch with the police by calling 101 and quoting reference 5224144931 to the call handler.