Boston police looking for 2 suspects who robbed a child's lemonade stand at gun point

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Police are searching for two suspects who allegedly robbed a children's lemonade stand in South Boston at gunpoint on Wednesday.

Officers responded to the reported armed robbery at 157 West Ninth Street, near E Street, around 4:44 p.m., but two male youths had already fled the scene, according to police.

The victims, two juveniles, told officers they were operating their lemonade stand when the suspects made several passes by before approaching them and asking whether Apple Pay would be accepted as payment. Before the victims could even respond, police say the suspects grabbed their box of money, and one of them displayed a black firearm in his waistband.

Both suspects ran away in the direction of Dorchester Street, police added. No arrests have been made yet.

The incident, which is being actively investigated by detectives, began circulating in Southie and on social media later Wednesday, according to Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn, who contacted the police department to confirm the reports.

Flynn said in a Facebook post just before 10 p.m. that he was troubled by this serious incident, and that it cannot be downplayed or ignored.

"There is little I can think of more disturbing than the innocence of a children’s lemonade stand being violated by an armed robbery," the city councilor wrote. "The thoughts of our entire community are with the young children and the families who had to endure this terrible and senseless ordeal."

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