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Goshen Police: Teen shot in foot involved in armed robbery

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Goshen Police have arrested two 17-year-olds for a Sunday armed robbery of a gas station. Police say the arrests came during the investigation of a Tuesday shooting incident involving one of the 17-year-olds.

On Tuesday afternoon, police say they responded to a shooting at a home in the 1800-block of College Manor Drive in Goshen. Officers say the 17-year-old shot himself in the left foot with a pistol-gripped, sawed-off shotgun.  He was taken to a hospital for treatment.

During the investigation, police say they determined the 17-year-old had been involved in the armed robbery of the BP gas station on North Main Street. Police say the investigation also led to the arrest of a second 17-year-old.

Both 17-year-olds are being held on preliminary charges of Armed Robbery with a Deadly Weapon. Police say they teen shot in the foot is also facing a preliminary charge of Possession of a sawed-off shotgun.

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