16-year old Maryland boy shot for cell phone

Someone tried to steal a cell phone from a 16-year old boy in Capitol Heights, Maryland.  He resisted, so the robber shot him in the forearm and took off with the phone.

The victim is in stable condition.

From an article:

The suspect, who had approached on foot at the 1200 block of Nye St. in Chapel Oaks, ran off with the victim's phone after shooting him in the forearm, police said.  

The 16-year-old boy was taken to a local hospital in stable condition, police said. He was to be released Wednesday evening.

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