Seattle police arrest 3 armed juveniles who had a modified handgun, a ghost gun and a stolen gun

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Seattle Police arrested three armed juveniles in the Chinatown-International District, Sunday evening.

On July 21st, at 7:31 p.m., patrol officers responded to reports of three males brandishing firearms near 7th Ave South and South Weller Street during the Chinatown Seafair Parade.

Police arrived in the area and located all three suspects nearby and detained them. A handgun was recovered off each juvenile. Two of the three guns recovered were reported stolen.

One of the juveniles, 14, had a semiautomatic handgun. Another 14-year-old had a modified handgun with a 30-round magazine and an auto-sear, which allows for automatic firing. A 13-year-old juvenile had an untraceable, polymer-80 handgun that as also equipped with an auto-sear.

All three suspects were arrested booked into juvenile detention at the Judge Patricia H. Clark Children & Family Justice Center on charges ranging from Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Carry of a Pistol, and Felony Harassment. All three guns were seized as evidence.

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