A 14-year-old boy was hit with a gun and shot at during a failed robbery Sunday in West Covina.
The boy was jogging at approximately 7:45 a.m. near the intersection of Van Horn Avenue and Elder Street when a man in a vehicle stopped by the teen and approached him. The attacker demanded money, which prompted a struggle with the victim.
The attacker fled the scene after he shot a single bullet at the boy. The teenager was not struck by the gunshot, but was taken to a hospital after the assault, according to Lt. Travis Tibbetts of the West Covina Police Department.
The teen’s condition was not immediately clear.
Police described the attacker as a man in his 20s who drove a four-door Dodge.
Anyone with information on the assault is urged to contact the West Covina Police Department at 626-939-8500.
