INDIANAPOLIS — A teen boy was arrested over the weekend after he was seen carrying a handgun that was stolen near the Downtown Canal Walk, police say.
The 16-year-old was among a group of juveniles seen displaying handguns "in plain view" Saturday near the canal, according to a Wednesday news release from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
IMPD special events officers were working with downtown district officers on a gun deterrence detail near the Colts Canal Playspace when they saw the group.
When officers approached the group, they fled south on the canal, at which point police set up a perimeter in the area. The 16-year-old was later located and detained in the 500 block of North Senate Avenue, according to IMPD.
Police discovered he had a handgun that was stolen locally.
Another gun was found in the 600 block of North Senate Avenue by a ballistics K-9 unit.
Police identified others who were with the 16-year-old suspect but determined none of them had guns.
None of them were taken into custody, IMPD Officer William Young told WRTV.
Anyone with more information was urged to contact Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477 (TIPS) or online.
WRTV has requested additional details from the Marion County Prosecutor's Office.
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