Teen Robs Convenience Store Immediately Shoots HIMSELF In Leg Fleeing

Police said an 18-year-old man shot himself while attempting to flee early Tuesday after robbing a convenience store in Charlotte.

Charlotte police officers told WSOCTV the robbery happened around 2:15 a.m. at the Kangaroo Express on North Tryon Street. Police identified the man as Lavarius Patterson.

The store clerk who called 911 said the 18-year-old man robbed the business but then accidentally shot himself. Police were called a couple of hours later by officials at Carolinas Medical Center-Mercy who said a man came to the emergency room with a gunshot wound to the leg. Their description matched that of Patterson. h/t wsbtv

Patterson is charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm by a felon.

Officers have not yet released surveillance video of the robbery.