Man shoots teen during attempted home invasion in Logan
LOGAN neighborhood Philadelphia – Authorities are investigating after a man opened fire on a teenager and another man during an attempted home invasion in Logan early Friday morning.
Police were responding to the victim’s home when officers say they were flagged down by a wounded 17-year-old male near the intersection of 11th Street and Chew Avenue.
The teen told police that he was shot in the wrist and buttocks while walking down the street. Police found no evidence of a shooting where the teen claimed to have been shot. He was transported to a nearby hospital and his condition is unknown.
Through an investigation, police say the teenager and another man attempted to kick in the door of a 31-year-old man’s house. The homeowner opened fire on the suspects, striking the 17-year-old.
Police say the teen was arrested for his part in the attempted home invasion. Authorities are still searching for the teens suspected accomplice.
Robber Shot By Minneapolis Smoke Shop Employee
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A man may have gotten more than he bargained for after trying to rob a smoke shop Saturday night in south Minneapolis.
Fouad Elharfaoui owns USA Smoke Shop near Hiawatha Avenue and 46th Street. He says the robbery happened just before closing.
“Two guys walked in with a gun and tried to rob [my employee], but he has a concealed weapon and he pulled it out and tried to defend himself,” Elharfaoui said. “The guys took off, he chased them.”
According to Elharfaoui, his employee fired at the robbers’ car as they drove away, and hit the man in the passenger seat. Minutes later, a barely-conscious man stumbled into the Super USA convenience store at 38th Street and Minnehaha Avenue, a little more than a mile from USA Smoke Shop. Mohamed Kassab was working at Super USA that evening.
“We called the police for him to get help, you know. He’s bleeding. It’s very crazy, scary, you know?” Kassab said.
Police say the man was likely shot, and that he also matched the description of a suspect in a robbery a few minutes earlier. He was treated at a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Elharfaoui feels his employee did the right thing. The robbers only got away with some cigarette cartons.
“I wasn’t worried at all about the store or the products or the money,” Elharfaoui said. “I was worried about my friend, you know. But when I heard he’s safe, that gave me a lot of relief, you know.”
Elharfaoui says his store’s in a great neighborhood, but it was looted during the riots, and now he must cope with this situation.
He also says he disagrees with the Minneapolis City Council’s plan to dismantle the city’s police department.