Boy shoots postman between the eyes with air rifle in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent Steven Tuck was on his rounds when he was struck by the pellet Mr Tuck contacted police but they did not arrest the boy because of his age The postman said he has now been left 'nervous' while out delivering mail Steven Tuck was on his rounds when he head a voice shout 'I'm going to shoot you' before he was shot by an eight-year-old boy with an air rifle A postman has spoken of how he was almost blinded when he was shot between the eyes by an eight-year-old schoolboy with an air rifle. Steven Tuck, 51, was on his rounds when he head a voice shout 'I'm going to shoot you'. He said he then felt a sharp pain in his temple as the pellet hit him between the eyes. Mr Tuck contacted the police after stumbling back to his van. Officers did not arrest the boy as he was under the age of 10 - the criminal age of responsibility. Staffordshire Police have said they will be speaking to the boy's parents to give them 'suitable advice and warnings' about their son's behaviour. Yesterday father-of-one Mr Tuck said he was left shaken by the attack which happened at around 10am in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Mr Tuck, from Newcastle-under-Lyme, said: 'I was walking along doing my normal delivery when I saw two young boys. 'I wasn't paying much attention but then I heard one of them shout, "I'm going to shoot you." 'I looked around and the next thing I knew I had been hit - I was lucky it didn't hit me in the eye because I could have been blinded. It hurt me. I had a lump on my head and was a bit shaken so I had to sit in my van to calm down. It was a massive shock. You don't expect to go to work and get shot. When the police told me they couldn't do anything because the boy was eight I was shocked.' Mr Tuck said the attack had now made him 'nervous' while out on his rounds. He said: 'I am so angry because nothing like this has happened to me before and it has changed me. I walk down the street now and I am always looking around for groups of kids. It makes me nervous. Mr Tuck said he felt a sharp pain in his temple as the pellet hit him between the eyes A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: 'Police were called to reports a 51-year-old man had been shot with a BB gun while walking in Tunstall. The victim was struck in the head but did not receive medical treatment. The young person in question has been identified. 'Officers will be speak to them in the presence of their parents to give suitable advice and warnings about their child's behaviour. I am so angry because nothing like this has happened to me before and it has changed me. It makes me nervous Steven Tuck The age of criminal responsibility in the UK is 10 years old. This means under 10s cannot be arrested or charged with a crime. Enquiries are still ongoing. A spokesman for Royal Mail said yesterday they had launched their own investigation into the shooting. He said: 'We are investigating the details surrounding the incident as a matter of urgency.' The Communication Workers Union CWU has called for deliveries to be suspended to the area. Midland branch secretary Maxine Penkethman said: 'Steve is really shaken up. 'The bullet narrowly missed his eye and I have raised what happened with Royal Mail's Health and Safety department. We hope Royal Mail will consider suspending deliveries or carrying out risk assessments from now on.