Loaded Assault Rifle Found on Street

[IIIIIREPOIIIII]

Wilmington police are investigating the origin of a loaded assault rifle that an officer found on a city street.

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Police say the officer was on patrol late Saturday night around 11:50 p.m. on the 200 block of E. 24th Street when he saw four teenagers congregating around a parked pickup truck.

Police say the teens fled when they saw the officer's patrol car. Underneath the truck, the officer found the assault rifle with an attached, loaded magazine.

Police weren't able to find the teenagers seen near the truck. They are described as four males between the ages of 15 and 17 wearing dark clothing.

If you have any information on their whereabouts, please call Wilmington Police at 302-576-3620.

[ungawa]

I never find anything

[IIIIIREPOIIIII]

I never find anything

Yea i can never find his gun

[Bang]

Doesn't look like an assault rifle to me...

[Mirlen]

Looks like a pistol to me..

[IIIIIREPOIIIII]

Looks like a pistol to me..

It is an AK rifle with stock missing.

[Gunsnwater]

I only find wrenches and screwdrivers on the road, but I keep looking.

[grace 05]

is that fifty round magazine: ??

[ATBackpackin]

But isn't it illegal to use with the stock removed???

[Zet70]

48rd thermold mag. I have 8 of them. $9 each and work great.