Police arrest Rockford teen armed with laser-equipped 3D-printed gun

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Police arrested a 16-year-old armed with a 3D-printed, fully automatic handgun on Monday night.

According to Rockford Police, officers with the department’s Specialized Community Oriented Policing Enforcement (SCOPE) team stopped a vehicle in the area of Charles Street and 29th Street around 9:35 p.m. on Monday, September 15th.

Authorities said one of the rear seat passengers got out of the car and attempted to run. He was captured after a “brief struggle,” police said.

The 3D printed handgun was equipped with a laser light attachment and an extended ammunition magazine. Police said the teen suspect also had extra ammunition.

He was charged with unlawful use of a weapon (machine gun), aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of ammunition, felony resisting arrest, and obstructing identification.


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