Police: 3 Charged For Robbing Detective Prior To Shooting In Brooklyn
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Three suspects are facing charges for allegedly taking a plainclothes detective's cellphone in Brooklyn before the officer shot one of the men.
Police said Tuesday that 20-year-old Altron Atwater is charged with robbery, grand larceny, menacing and related offenses. A 15-year-old boy and 16-year-old boy also have been charged.
Authorities said Atwater was shot in the right arm and torso by the detective on Sunday after he pulled out a gun and demanded the officer's cellphone.
Atwater was taken to Kings County Hospital in stable condition. The 16-year-old was also arrested at the scene. The 15-year-old initially fled, but was later apprehended, police said.
Police said the weapon Atwater allegedly pulled on the detective was actually a BB gun.
Authorities said two of the suspects admitted to police they participated in at least four street robberies beginning in late September.
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