15-Year-Old Robbed 13-Year-Old With BB Gun: Evanston Cops

EVANSTON, IL — An observant school resource officer helped apprehend a 15-year-old accused of robbing a younger teenager with a BB gun Tuesday afternoon, Evanston police said. The officer was driving in the 1000 block of Elmwood Avenue at around 3:45 p.m. when he saw a 13-year-old Evanston boy who appeared to be upset. Police said the officer spoke with the teen, who said while he was walking home from school, another youth came up behind him with a handgun and demanded the JBL speaker that was attached to the side of his book bag.

The victim told police the armed robber was wearing a black jacket and red hooded sweatshirt.

Detectives searching the area found a male juvenile matching that description walking in the 1400 block of Oak Avenue. When detectives pulled over to speak with him, he fled on foot, police said.

Detectives chased the boy and saw him slip on some ice, fall down and toss what appeared to be a black handgun under a parked vehicle.

Police said the teen, a 15-year-old Chicago boy, was taken into custody. Officers recovered the handgun, which turned out to be a BB gun that resembles the real thing.

The teen was petitioned to juvenile court on a charge of felony aggravated robbery. Because the suspect is a minor, police declined to release additional details.

Image of the BB gun recovered from the teen suspect via Evanston Police Department