According to the Seattle Police Department, a Parks employee told officers they saw what they thought was part of a gun sticking out of a backpack that a man in the encampment was wearing.
Officers could clearly see part of a gun sticking out of the man’s backpack and took it from the backpack.A check of the serial number showed the gun had been stolen in Seattle in 2020, and the 34-year-old man was taken into custody.
He was then transported to Harborview Medical Center for an unrelated medical issue. Officers are going to request charges for possession of a stolen firearm and unlawful firearm parts and contraband once he is released.
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