Teen Car Robber Shot at Close Range

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USA –-(Ammoland.com)- The Baltimore Sun reports 12-17-2016 at 4:30 in the early morning Wednesday, police responded to a reported theft from a car at a home in the 100 block of Hazel Avenue. Baltimore County Police learned a 44-year-old resident saw someone break into his vehicle.

Apparently from the description of events, he went out and confronted the suspect with a rifle in hand. The suspect swung an object, described by police as a knife or screwdriver at the car owner, who responded by shooting the suspect once in “an upper extremity.”

The wounded 17-year-old suspect ran off, but was quickly found and taken into custody. He was being treated at an area hospital for his injuries. He is a resident of the nearby Carrollton Ridge neighborhood in South Baltimore.

He is being charged as an adult with first-degree assault, theft, and related charges and is being …Read the Rest

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