Three people under the age of 15 connected to a carjacking and a shooting on New Year’s Eve

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Memphis police arrested three people under the age of 15 connected to a carjacking and a shooting on New Year’s Eve.

The carjacking happened just after 1 p.m. on Pershing Park Drive near Corning Avenue.

Police say the victim was getting out of a Nissan Sentra when approached by a suspect with a gun.

The robber demanded his property, took his phone and drove off in the Sentra.

Then at 2 p.m., police were called to the area of South Parkway and Riverside Boulevard. The victim told officers a male in a Nissan fired shots and left the scene. No one was injured.

Officers located the Sentra in the area of Vance Avenue and South Lauderdale Street around 3 p.m.

After the driver refused to pull over, officers gave chase, which ended in a foot chase in the area of Kansas Street and Goodloe Avenue.

Two 14-year-old boys and a 12-year-old boy were arrested and charged.

One of the 14-year-olds is also charged with not having a driver’s license, evading in an automobile and reckless driving.

All three are charged with: aggravated robbery, carjacking, employing a firearm during a dangerous felony, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and evading arrest on foot.