Seattle police, federal agents find assault rifles in Seattle raid
Apr 20, 2012, 6:07 AM | Updated: 2:03 pm
AR-15's recovered from residence (Seattle Police Department)
Seattle police are working with federal agents to get guns
off the streets of Washington’s largest city.
They took their plan into action Thursday night with a
raid in Seattle’s Eastlake neighborhood.
KING 5
reports a tip about a violent felon in the
neighborhood led the bomb squad and the SWAT team to a
house full of weapons, including assault rifles.
“We get a tip about assault rifles that may be in the
community, particularly those in illegal possession of
those, and we’re going to pursue that vigorously,”
Lieutenant Michael Kebba tells KING 5.
Two people were taken into custody at the home in the 2300 Block of
Minor Avenue East. Detectives also found two AR-15’s,
one equipped with a military style grenade launcher. A
large smoke grenade was also recovered.
Police believe the raid will also aid them in an ongoing
drug investigation.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
