Two teenagers were arrested overnight after an alleged holdup at a convenience store on the 5000 block of Benning Road SE in Southeast Washington, D.C., according to police. Officers say that around 12:27 a.m., two youths walked into the business, implied they were armed, and demanded cash and merchandise before taking off. Police caught up with them nearby and took both into custody, recovering what turned out to be a paintball gun. The suspects, a 16-year-old boy from Northeast D.C. and a 13-year-old boy from Oxon Hill, Maryland, are facing robbery charges, and the older teen is also accused of making threats to kidnap and injure a person.
Police account and arrests
Officers say they moved in quickly after the reported robbery, stopping the pair…..