ELK GROVE (CBS13) - Authorities are investigating after a student walking near Franklin High School was shot with a BB gun.

In a letter sent to parents on Wednesday, Franklin High's principal says the student was walking along Whitelock Parkway after being dismissed from school early that afternoon when she was hit by a BB fired from a car.

The student was taken to the hospital, but she didn't suffer any serious injuries.

Less than an hour later, police say a similar incident happened on Elk Grove Boulevard.

Elk Grove police are now investigating the incidents. The suspects are described as being men in a late model, blue or black Toyota Corolla or similar sedan.