Crime & Safety
Juvenile Charged After Shooting During Armed Robbery: CMPD
Inside the gas station, the 15-year-old shot several rounds, one of which hit a clerk. He was located about 10 minutes later, police said.
CHARLOTTE, NC — A 15-year-old has been arrested and charged with firing a gun numerous times and shooting a clerk inside a northeast Charlotte gas station during an armed robbery, according to police.
The Jan. 12 robbery occurred shortly before 1 a.m. at the BP Gas Station located at 7910 Cambridge Commons Drive, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said.
According to a police report, the juvenile entered the gas station, brandished a gun and demanded property from an employee.
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“During the course of this robbery, the suspect fired numerous rounds inside the business, and a second employee was struck and sustained a non-life-threatening injury,” CMPD said.
The suspect fled the business, but was located less than 10 minutes later by responding officers, CMPD said.
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The juvenile was charged with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill and one count of robbery with a dangerous weapon.
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