Two Delaware teens charged with attempted carjacking at mall

NEWARK, Del. (AP) — Delaware State Police said they have arrested two 14-year-old boys after they attempted a carjacking at a Newark Mall.

A news release from the agency said that troopers were dispatched to the Christiana Mall around 10 p.m. Saturday due to a report of an attempted carjacking.

Police say that the two suspects pulled on the door handles of a Jeep Cherokee driven by a 19-year-old woman who had a 20-year-old male passenger.

Authorities say the two boys displayed what appeared to be a handgun.

The victims drove away uninjured and called police.

The suspects were apprehended nearby.

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