Evansville Police say a boy was shot in the chest during a robbery.
The EPD says officers were dispatched to the Virginia Street Food Mart at 628 E. Virginia at about 5:30 Thursday evening.
In a release, Sgt. Nick Winsett said officers found a juvenile male who had been “shot through the chest.”
The boy was able to tell police that he was robbed and wounded by four males who fled east through the alley.
Winsett said officers quickly found four males matching the description of the shooters and took them to police headquarters for questioning.
Crime scene detectives collected video and shell casings from the scene.
There was no word on the names of the victim or the suspects.
Police did not know the victim’s condition.