--- description: A 9-year-old boy running a lemonade stand outside of Charlotte, N.C., on Saturday was robbed at gunpoint, police say. title: 9-Year-Old Boy's Lemonade Stand Robbed at Gunpoint image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3647ceded7a0393f/69893717ab6d77f3c66b3591/lemonade-stand-robbed.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # A 9-Year-Old Boy's Lemonade Stand Was Robbed at Gunpoint  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Aug 6, 2018 2:50 PM CUT  Lemonade stand Lemonade standBurke/Triolo Productions/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Aug 6, 2018 2:50 PM CUT A 9-year-old boy running a [lemonade stand](http://time.com/money/5322835/lemonade-stand-raices-immigrant-children/ "undefined") outside of Charlotte, N.C., on Saturday was [robbed at gunpoint](http://time.com/money/5236284/taylor-swift-bank-robbery-1600-dollars-fence/ "undefined"), police say. Union County Sheriff’s Office deputies are seeking a teenager who allegedly pointed a [black handgun](http://time.com/5358419/chicago-gun-violence-40-shootings/ "undefined") at the boy’s stomach and took his cashbox before fleeing on a bicycle, according to [WSOC-TV](https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/police-search-for-suspect-after-9-year-old-robbed-at-lemonade-stand/806744858 "undefined"). The boy had less than $20 in cash on him, Union County spokesman Tony Underwood told WSOC. “In today’s world, people are very bold,” he said. “Criminals are very bold. This is a new low.” Deputies said the boy described the suspect, who is still at large, as a male teen wearing a camouflage hat and a black shirt. “They found the camo hat we believe was worn by the suspect,” Underwood said. “We also found a black-colored handgun we believe was the handgun that was used, turns out it was a BB gun.” The boy reopened his lemonade stand in a new location at the community pool on Sunday, neighbors said. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5358580/lemonade-stand-robbed-gunpoint/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5358580/lemonade-stand-robbed-gunpoint/"},"headline":"A 9-Year-Old Boy's Lemonade Stand Was Robbed at Gunpoint","datePublished":"2018-08-06T14:50:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:54:10.725Z","description":"\"This is a new low\"","url":"https://time.com/5358580/lemonade-stand-robbed-gunpoint/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Crime","Bizarre"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3647ceded7a0393f/69893717ab6d77f3c66b3591/lemonade-stand-robbed.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3647ceded7a0393f/69893717ab6d77f3c66b3591/lemonade-stand-robbed.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Lemonade stand","caption":"Lemonade stand","creditText":"Burke/Triolo Productions/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5358580/lemonade-stand-robbed-gunpoint/","name":"A 9-Year-Old Boy's Lemonade Stand Was Robbed at Gunpoint"}}]}] ```