Police Seize Loaded Ghost Gun from Rochester Teen

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- The Rochester Police Department reported Monday morning that officers seized a loaded handgun from a Rochester teenager last week.

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Police Captain Casey Moilanen said officers were dispatched to the Saigon Far East Oriental Market in the 3900 block of 18th Ave. Northwest on the report of a person in a vehicle in the parking lot flashing a handgun around 1:45 p.m. Thursday. Responding officers were able to approach the vehicle without being seen and seized the firearm without incident.

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Moilanen said the gun was confiscated from a 16-year-old in the passenger seat of the vehicle. Police classified the weapon as a ghost gun after finding it did not have a serial number.

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The teenager was then brought to the Olmsted County Adult Detention Center and could face charges for possessing a pistol without a permit and ineligible possession of a firearm. Moilanen said the teenager also had an active apprehension warrant.

Moilanen described the seized firearm as a 9mm.

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