Boys, 7 and 11, Atempted Armed Robbery

Two Portland boys ages 7, and 11 years old attempted to robb a 22 year old woman with a loaded .22 caliber handgun. The boys approached the woman demanding cash and her cellphone, the woman who was in an automobil at the time of the incident drove off and as she did saw the boy wielding a pistol. Police arrived on the scene, and the boys took off running but were apprehended. The boys were instructed to keep their hands out of their pockets but one of the boys was caught putting his hands back in his pockets were the officers found the .22 caliber handgun. Hit the jump for more.

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Police arrived on the scene where there had been reports of boys with a gun and as soon as they arrived the boys split. The officers caught the boys and found a pistol tucked in one of the boys pockets. They returned the boys to their parents and launched an investigation as to how the boys came to possess the weapon. The 11 year old boy then tried to escape from home before being caught once again by police. It seems these two boys really need some help and supervision. They pulled a gun on a 22 year old woman outside a church as she waited to pick up her mother and father, with the 7 year old telling the older to “show her your piece.”

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