Gun stolen from St. Louis teen who took it from his mom to show off to girl

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ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - Police are investigating after a teenager says the gun he took from his mother was stolen by a group of men in St. Louis while he was showing it off.

According to police, the 16-year-old wanted to show it to a girl in a video call. The teen was in the 1400 block of Preservation Place in north St. Louis when he says a group of five to seven unknown men walked up and pointed a gun at the teen. Police say the men grabbed the gun from the teen and fled the scene.

Police say and investigation is underway and no one was injured.

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