Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office Investigates Armed Robbery Involving Two Liverpool High School Students

On May 5, 2025, Deputies and Detectives from the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office responded to Liverpool High School to investigate a robbery that occurred the previous evening off school grounds in the Town of Clay.
The investigation revealed that a 17-year-old male arranged to purchase a handgun from a 16-year-old male. During the meeting, the 17-year-old male displayed a firearm and stole two handguns from the 16-year-old before fleeing the area.
Detectives executed a search warrant at the 17-year-old’s residence in the City of Syracuse. Both handguns were recovered: a 9mm semi-automatic ghost gun with a 30-round magazine and a .22 caliber semi-automatic HK assault-style handgun with an extended magazine.
Both individuals, who are students at Liverpool High School, were taken into custody, arraigned, and remanded to the Hillbrook Juvenile Detention Center.
The 17-year-old male was charged with:
  • Robbery in the 1st Degree
  • Criminal Use of a Firearm in the 1st Degree
  • Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 2nd Degree
  • Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the 4th Degree
  • Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 3rd Degree (2 counts)
  • Criminal Possession of a Firearm
The 16-year-old male was charged with:
  • Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 2nd Degree
  • Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the 4th Degree
  • Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 3rd Degree (2 counts)
  • Criminal Possession of a Firearm

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