2 teenagers arrested at gunpoint for car theft

CHARLOTTE, NC – A 13-year-old and a 14-year-old were arrested after police say they stole a car at gunpoint.

Police found the stolen car on Queen City Drive around 10 a.m. Wednesday. Officers attempted to stop the car, but the driver refused to stop. Officers pursued the car on I-85 and crossed into Gaston County before returning to Mecklenburg County.

The two suspects later stopped the car and ran away near Hickory Bluff Court. The two teens were arrested shortly afterward. A handgun was found near the stolen car.

According to CMPD, a request for preventive detention was filed for the two juvenile suspects, but the request was denied by the North Carolina Department of Justice.

The police did not disclose what charges the suspects face.

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