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Caught On Camera: Teen Brandishes Gun Inside Convenience Store After Clerk Asks For ID

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Philadelphia police are seeking the public's help in identifying a teenager who was seen brandishing a handgun in Strawberry Mansion. Investigators released surveillance video of the 16-year-old at the Sunoco mini-mart on North 33rd Street on Sunday, Sept 13.

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Police say he became irate and pulled the gun from his pocket after the clerk asked him for identification when he attempted to buy a cigar.

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Police say he knocked over displays and threw items from the shelves while fleeing the store.

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