Rosyth families have been warned to remain vigilant after a boy was allegedly shot in the face with a BB gun.
The incident is said to have happened at the town's Public Park at Park Road last Wednesday evening (December 30).
Locals have reported that while the boy was walking through the park he was approached by a teen, who shot him in the face at close range, narrowly missing his eye.
The boy's mum, Dara Portsmouth, confirmed the incident on Facebook after locals warned others to be vigilant.
She said: "It was my little boy that was hit! It was done at close rage!