Crime & Safety
Teen Shoots Self in Foot After Early Morning Robbery
Jacob Loppe, 17, of Pottstown, allegedly robbed a man in West Chester on Saturday morning, but botched the getaway when he took a self-inflicted shotgun blast to the foot.
A Pottstown teen was hospitalized with a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the foot early Saturday morning, following an alleged botched getaway from an otherwise successful robbery along the 100 block of Dean Street in West Chester.
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According to a report by the Pottstown Mercury, Jacob Loppe, 17, allegedly robbed a 21-year-old man at gunpoint near the intersection of Dean Street and Church Street around 3 a.m. on Saturday morning. The victim told police that he heard a gunshot shortly after the incident, and police would later find Loppe at the Chester County Hospital, where he was being treated for a gunshot wound to the foot.
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Loppe was arraigned as an adult on felony robbery charges, and he is currently in custody at the Chester County Prison after failing to post $40,000 cash bail.
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