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Unregulated and untraceable: MPD officers seize numerous 'ghost' guns after robbery

Behind the Scenes Posted on March 15, 2023

While a group was out for a walk in Marysville, a car that they didn't recognize drove up to them.

A man got out of the car and demanded property from the group, which included an adult and juveniles, at gunpoint. It happened yesterday on 88th Street NE near 61st Drive NE. The victims handed over their belongings to the suspect, and he drove away with two other suspects. MPD officers later found the car involved at a Marysville home, with several men outside of it. 

When officers approached, the suspects ran into the house. After about an hour of negotiations, all three suspects surrendered. One of them was arrested for Robbery in the first degree and Assault in the second degree. Officers served a search warrant on the property and discovered a separate crime, leading to charges against one of the original suspects. The suspect, a convicted felon, was located and arrested for eight counts of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in the first degree and Robbery in the first degree-complicity. 

A total of nine guns were taken from the home as evidence. Five of the guns were "ghost" guns, meaning they are unregulated, unserialized and untraceable.


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