When police arrived, they spoke with the juvenile’s mother who said she got a call from her son who said, “he was robbed in the alley on the west side of 23 E. Cassilly St,” the report says.
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The teen’s mother told police her son has had some problems with the father of her other child, who she also believes is the suspect in this incident, the report says. She said the suspect has threatened her family because he believes the teen stole a pair of shoes.
The mother told officers the suspect came to her house in a red four-door vehicle and banged on the door, but she did not answer, the report says. She then said the suspect and an unknown passenger left, driving north through the alley.
The juvenile said he was walking home on East Cassilly Street when a red car stopped him at the entrance of the alley, the report says. The teen said the suspect and passenger got out of the car and accused him of stealing “his stuff” and said “we want all your stuff” while pointing at his backpack.
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“The passenger then struck the child victim on the left check of his face. The child victim then stated after being struck, the passenger then pulled a compact, silver, semi-auto handgun from his waistband and pointed it at him,” the report says. “The child victim then stated after his backpack was taken, (the suspect) and his passenger entered the vehicle and drove away.”
According to the report, the stolen items include the teens black Nike backpack with gray Nike logo and a school issued Apple laptop computer that was inside the backpack.
No witness information was available.
Springfield police continue their investigation into this incident.
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