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Four suspects were detained last week in Austin, Texas for joining a series of nine armed robbers, ending only when the victim pulled out a gun and shot one of the suspects with his foot. did.
Paul Rossham (18), Andre Harris (18), and Jaylin Reed (17) were all charged with robbery with deadly weapons. Additional charges are pending as police continue to investigate.
A fourth boy, who had just been released from detention on an ankle monitor on May 27 and had amputated it two days later, was also arrested.
The crime began on June 10 and spread north from downtown Austin.
“One suspect gets out of the car and then enters a busy business area. Other suspects in the car will also identify potential” targets, “” the Austin Police Department said.
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“Once a person is identified, the suspect approaches them, points their pistols, and demands their belongings. In some cases, the victim was” pistol-struck “by a group of men and then had a head injury. I was injured. “
The robbery ended on June 14, when the suspect approached the victims of a man and a woman who had set foot in a shopping center and robbed a man in his backpack.
“Reed moved towards the escape car, pointing his pistol at the female victim,” Austin police said. “The male victim pulled out a firearm and fired several ammunition at Reed and the Chevrolet Malibu Self-Defense Forces. As a result of this conflict, Reed was shot on his right foot.”
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The policeman placed the suspect some distance away and placed a tourniquet on Reed’s leg. He was later taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Prison records did not list lawyers who could speak on their behalf.
Rossum, Reed, and the boy were arrested by Austin police in 2021 for a series of robbery.