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DA: Robbery victim, 65, justified in shooting of teens on trail
Shooter was teens' third random victim Wednesday morning, officials say
Published On: Jan 26 2012 11:12:00 AM EST Updated On: Jan 26 2012 03:53:33 PM ESTChad Blimline, 69 News
CUMRU TWP., Pa. -
A 65-year-old man was justified in shooting two of three teenagers who were attempting to rob him as he rode his bicycle along a popular river trail Wednesday morning, authorities announced Thursday.
The ordeal unfolded shortly before 11 a.m. on the Thun Trail in Cumru Twp., Berks Co.
The teens knocked the man off his bicycle and onto the ground in their third random robbery attempt in about an hour's time, said Berks County District Attorney John Adams.
Two of the teens were assaulting the man when he pulled out a gun and shot them, police said.
The man is licensed to carry a gun, said Adams, who noted that the man told investigators he feared for his life. Adams said the man had no choice but to shoot.
One of the alleged assailants, Julius Johnson, 16, a student in the Reading School District who skipped school Wednesday, died at the scene of a gunshot wound to the chest, officials said.
Authorities said they put Johnson on electronic monitoring Wednesday morning because skipping school violated his probation.
Another teen, a 15-year-old student in the Governor Mifflin School District, was also shot and taken to a hospital for surgery. He is expected to be charged when he's discharged from the hospital, Adams said.
The third teen, a 16-year-old boy, was uninjured and committed to the county's Youth Detention Center.
Shooter was teens' third random victim Wednesday morning, officials say
Published On: Jan 26 2012 11:12:00 AM EST Updated On: Jan 26 2012 03:53:33 PM ESTChad Blimline, 69 News
CUMRU TWP., Pa. -
A 65-year-old man was justified in shooting two of three teenagers who were attempting to rob him as he rode his bicycle along a popular river trail Wednesday morning, authorities announced Thursday.
The ordeal unfolded shortly before 11 a.m. on the Thun Trail in Cumru Twp., Berks Co.
The teens knocked the man off his bicycle and onto the ground in their third random robbery attempt in about an hour's time, said Berks County District Attorney John Adams.
Two of the teens were assaulting the man when he pulled out a gun and shot them, police said.
The man is licensed to carry a gun, said Adams, who noted that the man told investigators he feared for his life. Adams said the man had no choice but to shoot.
One of the alleged assailants, Julius Johnson, 16, a student in the Reading School District who skipped school Wednesday, died at the scene of a gunshot wound to the chest, officials said.
Authorities said they put Johnson on electronic monitoring Wednesday morning because skipping school violated his probation.
Another teen, a 15-year-old student in the Governor Mifflin School District, was also shot and taken to a hospital for surgery. He is expected to be charged when he's discharged from the hospital, Adams said.
The third teen, a 16-year-old boy, was uninjured and committed to the county's Youth Detention Center.
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