Chicago armed robbery: 16-year-old boy charged

A 16-year-old boy was charged in connection with an armed robbery Wednesday night in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.

The backstory:

The teen allegedly robbed a 35-year-old man at gunpoint around 8 p.m. in the 4700 block of West Division Street, according to police.

The teen was arrested two hours later in the 700 block of North Sawyer Avenue, police said. 

A detention hearing was scheduled for him on Friday.

No further information was provided. 

The Source: The information in this story came from the Chicago Police Department.

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