A 12-year-old is being accused of robbing a Michigan gas station clerk at gunpoint with police catching him less than five minutes later, hiding between two buildings. NBC News’ Steven Romo reports how the boy claimed the heist wasn’t about the money.
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That first guy wearing a curtain dress though.
#GottaShootKidsToday
I’m guessing he was raised on garbage social media and toxic gangster violent rap music glorifying this behavior.
He wouldn’t have walked out if that was my store. Don’t care about the age.
that round on the ground probably has his finger prints on it
He was on demon time
😂😂 Billy Badass
Yeah to prove just how unjust and corrupt our criminal justice system is. LMAO
Omg, what is happening in American n to her kids???
I guess the problem now is doors… not guns. This is how politicians think since their safe in an ordinary day.
I think he should be sent to Marine Boot camp.
What if the clerk had a gun and fired and killed the kid? Horrifying, yet it would have been justified.
Video taped evidence= Allegedly. What a dumb society.
Also, that kid needs a whooping which the guy behind him in line could have provided.
The term “Allegedly” is used here and in our system for a specific reason and it’s not because of a “dumb society.” You are innocent until proven guilty, hence the term, “allegedly.”
he dropped tha live round on tha floor 😒 also Eye noticed yall leave different comments when its tha white boy who did it cant act like theres a difference when news stories break & a melanated person does it yall cant wait to let loose in tha comment sections
Why the f*** do you say in the title twelve-year-old allegedly?? You see the little motherfuker with the gun robbing the clerk and how can you say allegedly?? Give me a f****** break already
The term used is correct and is used in our system. While the video will be used against him in court, he is in fact innocent until proven guilty; hence the term, “allegedly.”
@Dan R give me a break! It’s about time everyone starts getting real and opening their eyes to What’s Happening Here
@Jason Barrett Our system says you are innocent until proven guilty. Your disagreement with that is irrelevant to that fact. We can safely assume he will be found guilty given the evidence, but for now he is innocent. You can always disagree with the above facts, but disagreeing with them makes you look foolish. It’s your choice as to be smart or foolish.
@Dan R hey Dan, in case you haven’t realized that your system has failed you and it is collapsing! Open your eyes and check it out
@Jason Barrett Your opinion of the United States system is irrelevant to the facts I provided. Another words, your attempt at trying to prove me wrong or your attempt to “win” this argument has failed because your opinion doesn’t override facts.
They are missing the big picture if he didn’t do this for money, but won’t tell them why this is the same mentality the will enter a business or school and shoot people for no good reason💯
Next stop Burger King
Thuglife haha
If he was black there would have been all types of racial slurs in the comment section.
He Got The Skin Complexion, For His Protection. White Privilege Is Alive And Well. Did One Of The Policemen Go Back To The Store And Buy Him A Bottle Of Water.
This isn’t allegedly when you’re caught on camera in the act
The term “allegedly” is correct and is used in our system. While this video will be used against him in court, he is innocent until proven guilty; hence the term, “allegedly.”
As a retired police with over 35 years service i must say that dis is one of
da younggas sus i have ever seen
and da gun dat these boy is holdin
is not reel only a toy gun cuzz i know
what i am talkin about yea
The more society be soft on these juveniles the worse they gone turn out as they get older, they will only keep doing the crime if you keep blaming everyone but them… If you can do the crime you can do the time, he is not a 6 yr old I knew better at the age 10 and up, this is the real world you not finna get away with every single thing .. ..
THE FUTURE OF AMERICA
If that child was black or mexican the police would’ve killed him
If he was black he would be dead!
what’s alleged that he’s on camera with a gun robbing the store or at least 12 years old
It’s “alleged” because you are innocent until proven guilty.
@Dan R oh I’m black I’ve had a person opinion put me in jail and I had to basically wait for them to come to court for me to prove I was innocent so I didn’t understand
Wow! He knew how to handle the gun. I’ve never had a gun in my hands. Scary!🤦🏼♀️
Why didn’t anybody grab them from behind while he shooted it up in the air
Because
1. He had no Mask, so basically He would be captured anyways
2. You dont need to Make trouble, He probably would shoot you Down.
The economy kids can’t eat too expensive
That’s why all store clerk’s should have a firearm to protect their self’s against criminals no matter the age or color …
A 12 year old THUG!!!!
Luck he didn’t get shot… lmao he’s white duh
how does a 12 year old even get a gun ? 😳 Dang this is crazy this kid was cool and collected! Poor kid what went wrong with his life to get to this extreme point?😳
Urm when guns are legal, this is not even a surprise…
And he said it wasn’t for the money. It was some other reason and his plan would be ruined if he told them why. ALERT. Sounds like a mass shooting/suicide plan…….
That kid Has to be locked away for life because he’s a dangerous psychopath
I think a demon told him to do it and he didn’t want to tell the authorities a “voice”told him to do it
Welcome to America
He did it for Joe shame on the democrats using kids shame
“12 year old allegedly robs gas station” 🤣🤣🤣 Allegedly…
“Allegedly” is the proper term. You are innocent until proven guilty, hence the term, “allegedly.”
Here’s another one with no sense of reality.
Well,he’s gonna get some now.
It’s giving Drill music! Modern day Hip Hop & bad parenting!
“Very lucky that he didn’t get shot”, huh?! I wonder why?! Hmmmmnnnn…
I’ve never seen a kid so chilled taking money and just walking out the door when other people were in the store. Just trying to be brave shooting at the ceiling. I hope his parents go to jail with him.
💔😢🙏
We need gun laws to stop kids like this from purchasing firearms. Oh wait….he got it illegally? So criminals get guns anyway? Interesting….
Americans, hahahahaaa
He was afraid.He flinched when he shot the gun
God bless him 🙏🏿
The gun wouldn’t have killed anyone, it would have been the kid. Or is it the other way around? My goodness, I am confused now! Or is it his finger only that would have done the killing and not the gun? Or would it have been the gun but by mistake? No, anything but the gun would have killed that lady had the boy pointed it at her! Now I feel relieved! No one will take our guns away!! Hurrah!!!! And I won’t even mention the bullet. Would the bullet have killed the woman? No! Again, it would have been the crazy boy!!! Alright!! Hallelujah!!!
I thought they apprehanded the kid unarmed. The kid had a real loaded gun in his hands while the cops was approaching him and he wasn’t shot. Only if Tamir Rice who committed no crime except playing with a toy gun recieve the same treatment. Smh 😔 12 year old was trying to prove a point, what was the point?
O now it’s minor protecting time
But he’s a good boy. 🙄
Sounds like his parents lmao
@Ruanth Grain exactly what I was going for 😆
Bs. Staged by the gun controll politicians
Americans be like
Kidd musve got this from the movies. And smh where do these kids get all this from?🙂
Allegedly
That’s the proper term.
His life will be short or in prison
Did the cop say the kid looked as if he had his hands together like he had a gun…….but he didn’t get shot. Hmmmmmmm
You ain’t from Michigan if you never done this before
Change the music change the mind
Wtffff lmfaoooo
Allegedly 😂😂😂😂
“Allegedly” is the correct term. You are innocent until proven guilty.
Allegedly? Or…
That kid’s pretty cool
10 year old in other video wasn’t blurred out after sending images of guns and saying “wait for water day.” And that was all, this kid actually robbed a gas station and used a fire arm. But can not show the criminal?
Just my opinions, but How does this make any sense?
Like stealing candy from a baby
Wait…
What a little SNOT!!!
I really wanted hear his “personal reason” 🙄 he should of went to jail. I feel like kids shouldn’t even go to Juvie now.
Que horror “Guns party Country” of America
And they talk about us yeah ok 😂 foh I don’t be paying these people no attention all races do crimes
GO PLAY GTA V IN REAL LIFE
i bet he became someone’s b i y a t c h!!!
Murica. Good thing everyone has guns, amiright?
Ain’t gonna lie that was mad gangsta tho… that little nickel was like yo beach I know Im a kid but you think im PLAYING? BOOM! Guy behind slowly backs up like oh crap he’s serious. Reminds me of MY lil bro God bless em’ 😂
Bro was standing in line before robbing. Thats some good manners.
“Are you serious?”….proceeds to let the gat blow 😅😅
I thought this was fake when the guy behind him was just standing there!! I guess he showed me when he shot that gun. Since he’s so tough he’ll do just fine in an adult prison doing 25 to life.
Naw he wasn’t lucky he didn’t get shot, he was wearing that full bodied bullet proof Complexion for the protection gear.
If this was my son I do have a son and daughter that are twins they’re 20 now. I would have told them to lock him up and throw away the key!!
A little boy engaging in what is usually grown up criminal activities so now he has to pay for what he’s done. F his personal reasons. Smdh this bs is getting ridiculous. My kids haven’t had any police contact and will be 21 in September. This angers me how kids are becoming criminals at younger and younger ages. Smdh
The fact he held the gun until the cops were there then pointed it at them, makes the wonder about the parents, my kid would never do that, how are ppl raising their kids nowadays? He was literally guarding the cash but has no need for it, sounds like initiation to a gang to me, that’s only thing I can think of that he wouldn’t be scared of the police and say something like that. He needs to go to military or scared straight program immediately after his sentence of juvenile detention, it’s really sad
There’s gonna be a lot of this going on 👎
TRUST, these kids aren’t playing.
Well done America! You done it again 👍🏻
Wild West. Just gonna love it in the US acquiring a gun is so easy, then you start shooting people lovely.
12!!!!!! Wtf
Based.
Keep guns locked, and keep ammunition locked and keep them locked separately. Or maybe don’t but so many fcuking guns.
This is why everyone needs a firearm and should be trained. When a gun is in the fray age doesn’t matter, want to act like a “gangster” then your gonna go 6 feet under period
At this point, charge them as an adult. Let them keep that fr the rest of their lives.
He probably just wanted to get out of his house. Some kids prefer jail than being home with an abusive parent.
He thought he was in a video game.
How is it allegedly….. either he did it or didn’t do it on camera…..
The term “allegedly” is correct. You are innocent until proven guilty, hence why that word is used in our system.
His Republican Parents must be proud.
Allegedly?
Nope not a child…. needs to be held as an adult
He seem to many movies 😂… firing a pointless shot