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A Lynchburg teenager has been arrested and police are seeking another suspect in a Tuesday night robbery on Westover Boulevard, police said.
Around 11:36 p.m., police responded to a robbery report in the 300 block of Westover Boulevard. The victims told police that two men approached them on foot, showed guns and took cash and weapons from them.
Soon after, police arrested a 16-year-old male, who now faces five robbery charges and five counts of use of a firearm in a felony. He is held in the Lynchburg Juvenile Detention Facility.
Police are still looking for the second suspect, described as a black man 5-feet-8-inches to 5-feet-10-inches tall weighing 140 to 160 pounds. He wore black clothing.
Police ask anyone with information to call Detective J. C. Romano of the Criminal Investigations Division of the Lynchburg Police Department at 434-455-6169 or Crime Stoppers at 1-888-798-5900.
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I want to know why the victims did not use the weapons they were carrying to defend themselves. They should have been aware of their situation and surroundings.
Huh?
“The victims told police that two men approached them on foot, showed guns and took cash and weapons from them.“
So what weapons were taken from these victims? And why were they carrying these weapons around at 11:30 at night?? Were they legally carrying the weapons. Were the weapons knives? Guns? Why do we not get more indepth reporting???
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