Teenager pointed loaded gun at group of kids at Crocker Park: police
WESTLAKE, Ohio (WJW) — A 16-year-old boy was taken into police custody after he allegedly pointed a gun at a group of kids in Crocker Park.
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According to a police report from the Westlake Police Department, the incident happened March 28 at the Dick's Sporting Goods.
Westlake police officers were called to assist Crocker Park security, who were attempting to remove a group of five juveniles from the store, the police report stated.
Police were told that a male in a camo hoodie pointed a gun at another group of juveniles. Westlake officers encountered the individual outside the store. He was ordered to walk to one of the officer's patrol cars.
The teen admitted to having a firearm and pointing it at two people. Police recovered a Taurus G2C 9 millimeter handgun from his jacket pocket. The firearm had a round in the chamber and nine more rounds in the magazine, according to the police report.
The teen was taken to the Westlake Police Department Jail where officers learned he also had outstanding juvenile warrants for burglary and theft.
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The Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center was contacted but declined to accept the child into custody so the boy was released to his parents, according to Westlake Police.
Recommended charges included Carrying a Concealed Weapon and Aggravated Menacing.
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