YOUNGSTOWN — If anyone ever questioned whether children in Youngstown are in danger when they carry firearms, a Friday police report seems to answer the question.

A boy, 14, of Boardman, was taken to the Mahoning County Juvenile Justice Center on Friday on a felony robbery charge after he allegedly used a gun to rob another 14-year-old boy of the money the victim earned while selling lemonade on Fifth Avenue.

The suspect child was arraigned Monday in Mahoning County Juvenile Court, where he pleaded denial, the juvenile equivalent of not guilty. He was ordered detained in the juvenile detention center because the charge is a second-degree felony.

Officers were called to Fifth Avenue at Redondo Road on the North Side at 4:51 p.m. for an aggravated robbery in progress. They spoke with the 14-year-old victim, who said he was “just robbed at gunpoint at his lemonade stand.”

Another officer advised of the current location and description of the suspect, which was south on Fifth Avenue and a dark-complected male in tan clothing. The victim said the suspect ran off with a book bag and a small safe containing the money. Officers were unable to locate the suspect, the report states.

Another officer spoke with the victim, and he repeated the story, saying he was selling lemonade and candy when the suspect came up, played football for a bit until the victim picked up the football and turned around to see the suspect with a gun. The suspect took the victim’s money, which was in a “red safe,” and took a white Nike Elite book bag before he “took off running.”

While the officer was typing the police report for the incident, another officer advised him that a female told him a juvenile had come up to him and was “talking about robbing someone,” the report states.

The witness advised where the suspect was located. Officers went there and arrested the boy. He was charged with aggravated robbery and was taken to the juvenile justice center. An officer was able to retrieve the stolen money and return it to the victim.

Capt. Jason Simon of the Youngstown Police Department said the police department, “joins with the entire community when we condemn such behaviors such as this, especially by our youth.”