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Armed teenager arrested after Bellingham graduation at Civic Field

Police: 17-year-old found with semiautomatic pistol

Semiautomatic pistol laid out on a flat surface alongside bullets.
A 17-year-old was arrested after the last Bellingham Public Schools graduation at Civic Field June 10. He was in possession of a semiautomatic pistol, a 16-round magazine and 15 rounds of 9mm ammunition, police said. (Photo courtesy of Bellingham Police Department)
A 17-year-old boy armed with a loaded pistol was arrested at a Bellingham Public Schools graduation ceremony June 10, after he confronted an adult at Civic Field, according to a Bellingham Police Department report.  The teenager was booked into Whatcom County Juvenile Detention Facility, and was charged with felony harassment, unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of a dangerous weapon on school facilities, obstructing a law enforcement officer and possession of a weapon capable o

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