Police: Would-be robber shot, then arrested and charged

     (AP) – A north St. Louis County man is facing robbery charges, and

is hospitalized with gunshot wounds, after allegedly trying to rob a man, only

to be shot by the victim’s neighbor.

     Police say 24-year-old Tre’Von Johnson was in front of a man’s home just

before 2 a.m. Thursday when he pulled out a handgun, pointed it at the man and

demanded money.

     A neighbor saw what was happening, pulled out his own handgun, and shot

Johnson multiple times.

     Police say Johnson got into his car and drove away. Police found his

bullet-damaged car, and say they later found Johnson at a hospital being treated

for gunshot wounds. He is in critical but stable condition, and he’s charged

with first-degree robbery.

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