Teenagers Robbed at Gunpoint in Providence - Phones, Sneakers, and Cash Reportedly Stolen

Teenagers Robbed at Gunpoint in Providence - Phones, Sneakers, and Cash Reportedly Stolen

A 17-year-old and his friend were reportedly robbed at gunpoint in the city overnight. 

About Incident

Police said that shortly before midnight on Tuesday, that a juvenile and his mother went to Central Station on Washington Street to report a robbery.

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The victim — a 17-year-old male - said he had been sitting in a car earlier with a friend in front of the Omni Point Apartments on Friendship Street, when three men unknown to them approached the car.

According to the victim, one of the men brandished a firearm, and the suspects reached into the vehicle through the windows and searched both his and his friends’ pockets.

The victim said the suspects proceeded to then steal their phones, cash, and sneakers. 

He told police one of the suspects threatened to shoot him unless he gave him the passcode to his phone. 

The suspects then fled the scene on foot, he said. 

Detectives are currently investigating.