A 10-year-old boy stands accused of stabbing a worker during an attempted robbery of a Pennsylvania Dollar Tree store, police said.
The juvenile walked into a branch of the discount chain brandishing a fixed-blade knife, threatened an employee, and told her to hand over money, according to a statement from the local police department.
The worker’s colleagues came to the woman’s defense and subdued the boy before police arrived, during the incident in Swatara Township, in Dauphin County near Harrisburg.
However, one of the employees suffered multiple stab wounds during the altercation, which occurred at around 5 p.m. Monday, June 29. When cops arrived, they took the 10-year-old boy, who has not been named, into custody.
The victim required medical treatment, but the Swatara Township Police Department did not reveal the extent of the employee’s injuries or current condition.
Authorities have now charged the young suspect with robbery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and possessing an instrument of a crime. They have confirmed that he is being held in a secure detention facility pending his court proceedings.
The incident comes after another 10-year-old boy was charged with murder after a 7-month-old girl was shot dead in Missouri last week.
St. Louis Metropolitan Police found Kiyomi Parker with gunshot wounds when they responded to a call at a home in St. Louis on June 26. Paramedics rushed the baby to a local hospital, where she later died from her injuries.
Witnesses at the scene claim that the boy picked up a gun and shot the girl, according to court records obtained by First Alert 4. The boy is believed to be the youngest person to face a murder charge in the state’s history.
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