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Police arrest teen on charges from violent robbery

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Lorenzo Young (Source: Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center) Lorenzo Young (Source: Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center)
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COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) -

Columbia police have arrested a teenager accused of robbing a family inside their home at gunpoint. They are looking for two other men involved.

18-year-old Lorenzo Young is charged with three counts each of armed robbery and kidnapping, third degree burglary, criminal conspiracy and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.

Police say Young and two other men forced their way inside a home in the 4000 block of Lester Dr. on July 6th. They are accused of forcing the mother and her three teenage children at gunpoint into several rooms of the house.

Investigators say the kids ranged in age from 15 to 17-years-old.

During the robbery, police say Young and the others stole approximately $1900 worth of electronics including a television.

The victims were not physically harmed during the incident.

Investigators are working to identify the two other men wanted in this robbery.  If you know anything that can help, call Crimestoppers at 1-888-Crime-SC.

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