(Bridgeport, CT – May 8, 2014) – A 16-year-old faces charges of first-degree assault and first-degree robbery in connection with a street robbery this week.

The robbery happened on Tuesday. The victim was pistol whipped, assaulted, and robbed of an iPhone at the intersection of Yale Street and Fairfield Avenue.

Sgt. James Geremia gave chase to a possible suspect, a different 16-year-old. The suspect was detained but the victim was unable to identify the suspect. The teen subsequently was charged with interfering with police.

A short time later, Detective Chris Borona was canvassing the area and located a second suspect that matched the description of one of the robbers. The suspect, also 16, was detained and police recovered a BB gun and the victim’s iPhone.

The victim identified the second youth as one of his assailants.

The victim suffered serious injuries and was being treated at Saint Vincent’s Medical Center.

Both juveniles are known to police.

Detectives are investigating whether these two youths and others are responsible for a number of similar robberies in the Hollow neighborhood.