The teen tried to stop the theft but was blasted with pepper spray.
Police said the man then took the purse and left the area in a white sedan being driven by another man.
The teen was treated at the scene by fire medics.
Police released an image of the robbers taken by surveillance video before the robbery.
Investigators are searching for the robbers.
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