Police in Seattle have arrested a 21-year-old man armed with a shotgun, pistol, and carrying a number of rounds of ammunition close to the House Needle throughout Seattle’s New 12 months’s Eve celebration, authorities mentioned.
On New 12 months’s Eve at roughly 7:20 p.m., patrol officers in Seattle responded to stories of a person sitting on a bench close to the Pacific Science Middle holding {a partially} hid shotgun, in accordance with an announcement from the Seattle Police Division.
“Witnesses noticed him holding the gun by the grip, inflicting alarm, whereas dealing with the realm the place spectators have been gathering for the fireworks show,” police mentioned. “The suspect, carrying all black clothes and a purple hat with “WAR” written on it, cooperated with police.”
Officers safely recovered the shotgun and the suspect, who was additionally armed with a handgun, had a sound hid carry allow, police mentioned.
Police assigned to the occasion middle arrested the person with out incident, authorities mentioned.
Seattle Police Division’s arson bomb squad have been capable of find the suspect’s automobile and swept the automobile for potential weapons or explosives, although none have been discovered and it was decided the automobile didn’t pose a risk, officers confirmed.
Police subsequently booked the suspect into the King County Jail for illegal use of weapons and detectives reviewing the case referred prison expenses to the Metropolis Lawyer’s Workplace, authorities mentioned.
The investigation into the incident is presently ongoing.
