The 14-year-old was reportedly approached from behind by a stranger dressed in a purple clown costume with a white mask and red wig and carrying a large kitchen knife.

Police say 17-year-old Christopher Desousa was wearing a clown costume when he chased multiple juveniles with a stun gun at John Burns Park Monday.

Police were searching for a clown-masked person accused in multiple robberies and attempted robberies when a parent turned in their 16-year-old son, IN cops say.