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‘It was a kid’: 12-year-old suspect holds up Michigan gas station, fires gun
HARTFORD, Mich. - Authorities have released startling surveillance video showing a 12-year-old allegedly robbing a gas station in Michigan and firing his gun as he demanded the cashier to hand over the money.Hartford police said the robbery occurred last week.Authorities said the juvenile, whom they did not name, is currently in custody and charged with armed robbery, discharge of a firearm in a building, and three counts of assault with a deadly weapon."I interviewed the juvenile for about an hour, and I found it odd/interesting, that he was willing to give me all the details, from start to finish, but would not tell me as why he did what he did," Ofc. Matthew Kuzma told FOX Television Stations.RELATED: Matthew McConaughey calls for ‘gun responsibility’ in emotional plea at White HouseIn the video, you can see the 12-year-old boy waiting off to the side before he steps in the checkout line.He then approached the female clerk and pulled out a gun from his backpack saying, "Put the money in the bag."Still image shows the frantic clerk calling 911.