Chicago : Two 13-year-old boys running a lemonade stand in Illinois are robbed at GUNPOINT by two older teenagers who steal their $30 profits
Two 13-year-old boys running a lemonade stand in suburban Illinois have been robbed at gunpoint by two other teenagers who made off with $30 in profits.
Surveillance video captured the moment Jude Peterson and his friend were robbed outside his home in Peoria, southwest of Chicago, last Friday afternoon.
The footage, which was captured from a neighbor’s home, showed the two older boys wearing hooded sweatshirts as they approached from across the street.
Surveillance video captured the moment Jude Peterson and his friend were robbed outside his home in Peoria, southwest of Chicago, last Friday afternoon. Photo courtesy of WKOW
Jude Peterson and his friend are seen following the robbery of his lemonade standTwo 13-year-olds running lemonade stand robbed at gunpoint
The 13-year-olds said one of the boys then pulled out what they thought was handgun before quickly snatching their cash box from them.
The older boys then fled the scene.
Jude and his friend, who have been operating the lemonade stand all summer, say they had $30 in the cash box at the time.
Police are currently investigating the robbery.
The footage, which was captured from a neighbor’s home, showed the two older boys wearing hooded sweatshirts as they approached from across the street
The 13-year-olds said one of the boys then pulled out what they thought was handgun before quickly snatching their cash box from them
Following news of the robbery, there has been an outpouring of support for the two teen boys.
When they set up their stand again on Tuesday for the first time, more than a dozen officers from the Peoria Police Department came by to support them.
‘I may have cried a little,’ Jude’s father Nathan said, according to the PJ Star.
‘Our hearts are overwhelmed by the love and support of the community – people from totally different backgrounds, police, everyone – all rallying around these boys.’
The older boys then fled the scene with the cash box containing $30 from the lemonade stand
