A 29-year-old convicted felon was arrested by Seattle Police late on July 4 after he reportedly fired an assault rifle into the air near Delridge Way SW.

Officers were in the area near the 4100 block of 25th Avenue Southwest around 11:30 PM when they heard the sounds of gunfire. They began driving through the neighborhood and were subsequently flagged down by several people in the 4200 block of Southwest Dakota Street.

They were told that a group of men had emerged from home on the block and fired a rifle into the air before going back inside the house.

According to the Seattle Police Blotter:
"Officers went to the home, contacted 10 people inside, and arrested the 29-year-old resident. He admitted he had fired his AK-47-style assault rifle in the air following a celebratory round of fireworks at his home.

Police found the gun stashed behind a washing machine in the home and booked the man–who is a convicted felon and unable to legally possess firearms–into the King County Jail for unlawful possession of a firearm. No one was injured in the incident."