A toy gun-wielding teenager was shot in Philadelphia on Sunday evening after allegedly trying to rob a person who was carrying a loaded gun.
Police stated the 16-year-old and one other suspect approached a person and his girlfriend on the 2200 block of Emerald Road at about 11 p.m. on Sunday, based on FOX 29 in Philadelphia.
One of many suspects allegedly pressed a weapon into the person’s again earlier than demanding his keys, pockets and different valuables.
Unbeknownst to the suspects, the person they have been robbing was armed with a authorized firearm, police stated, and he opened fireplace on the 2 suspects, hanging the 16-year-old within the leg.
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Philadelphia police responded to the scene of a taking pictures Sunday evening after a teen suspect allegedly used a toy gun in an try and rob an armed man. (FOX29 Philadelphia WTXF)
A preliminary investigation discovered the weapon utilized by {the teenager} was a toy gun, which was recovered on the scene.
“Having been pressed into the sufferer’s again, there would have been no manner for them to know that,” Philadelphia Police Inspector DF Tempo instructed the station.
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A normal view of the Philadelphia skyline (Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Pictures)
Fox Information Digital has reached out to the Philadelphia Police Division for extra info on the matter.
The station reported that the sufferer was not injured, although {the teenager} who was shot within the leg was taken to an space hospital for remedy whereas in police custody.
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Police are looking for the second suspect.
