This shotgun was taken by police after a man was seen brandishing it in the West Seattle Junction Friday June 7.
Photo courtesy Seattle Police
Police arrested a man after he displayed a sawed-off shotgun behind an Alaska Junction business late Friday night June 7.
Officers were dispatched to the 4700 block of California Avenue Southwest at 11 PM Friday for a report of a man with a gun.
Officers spoke with the manager of a business who said he exited out the rear of his business and spotted the 48-year-old suspect speaking incoherently about people shooting at him. At one point the suspect mentioned that he had a sandwich, reached into his bag and pulled out a sawed-off shotgun. The manager told the suspect to leave, which he did, then called 911.
Police officers began searching the area and found the suspect a block away. They searched the man and recovered the loaded shotgun. Officers arrested and booked the suspect into King County Jail for unlawful use of a weapon.