"I thought it was a prank," gas station clerk recalls encounter with gun wielding pre-teen

by Michael Krafcik

Sat, June 4th 2022, 1:12 AM UTC

A child pointed a gun at a clerk inside a gas station in Hartford. When the clerk asked, "are you serious?" The 12-year-old fired a shot into the ceiling Wednesday, June 1, 2022. (Hartford Police Department/WWMT){ }

The red circle indicates where the bullet from the gun hit the ceiling during the robbery at the gas station. (Chris Yu/WWMT){p}{/p}

The grandfather and legal guardian of the 12-year-old who police said robbed a gas station posted a sign outside their Hartford Township home that said "no comment" on June 3, 2022 (Maria Serrano/WWMT){ }{p}{/p}

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A child pointed a gun at a clerk inside a gas station in Hartford. When the clerk asked, "are you serious?" The 12-year-old fired a shot into the ceiling Wednesday, June 1, 2022. (Hartford Police Department/WWMT)

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