Burlington teen pulls gun on victim in Target parking lot

BURLINGTON, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Burlington teen is facing charges after police say he pulled a gun on a person trying to sell him a pair of shoes.

Police said 17-year-old Keenan Ellis met another person in a Target parking lot on University Drive in Burlington to purchase the shoes.

During the meeting, police said Ellis pulled out a gun and took off with the victim's money.

Police later tracked Ellis down and arrested him.

Ellis is charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon. Police are still looking for two other people who may have been in the car with Ellis at the time of the robbery. '

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