Father of teen arrested with AK47 in New York subway station was killed in police shootout

[no_hypocrisy]

The father of the teenager who was charged for bringing an AK-47 assault rifle into New York’s Times Square subway station was killed in a police shootout with Ohio officers last week, the New York Post reports.

Andrew Teague, 43, was shot by police on 3 March after he was pursued on Interstate 270 in Columbus, Ohio.

The pursuit started when authorities attempted to arrest the man for a felonious assault warrant from an incident on 2 February, and Mr Teague attempted to flee.

Police then chased the man for one hour before Mr Teague exited his vehicle and exchanged gunshots with officers. The suspect was shot during the exchange, WBNS-TV reported.

This comes as Mr Teague’s son was arrested in the New York subway on Friday for possession of an AK-47 assault rifle and gas mask, according to law enforcement.

https://news.yahoo.com/teen-ak47-arrested-york-subway-194106561.html

[Hortensis]

1. An 18-year-old adolescent. God. Just glad they stopped him before

he managed to kill himself along with others. With time to grow up, maybe he'll get to go on to have a good life after all.

[sheshe2]

2. I am glad that no was killed.

This statement right here breaks my heart:

New York Police Commissioner Dermot Shea congratulated the officers involved in the routine patrol of the subway station for their ability to arrest the suspect without incident.

To have to congratulate two white cops for handcuffing a black adolescent and take him in custody without incident. This should be the norm and not the exception.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

3. Oof, a lot of pain in that family.

[Jilly_in_VA]

4. So

how did the kid GET the AK-47 and all the magazines, and what exactly was he planning on doing with it? Since he had a gas mask, it would appear he was up to no damn good or something in that vein. Probably a good thing he got stopped.

[Rebl2]

8. From his

father possibly?

[pwb]

5. Great. Prevention is key.

Good job.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

6. Ohio thinking don't always work in NYC.

Quote:

The man was sitting down and charging his phone in the station with the firearm next to him out in the open for all to see when he was noticed by a transit police officer.

While the rifle was not loaded, the man did have a full magazine in his backpack along with the gas mask.
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According to The New York Post, a police source said the teen told officers that he thought that carrying an unloaded rifle with the ammunition separate from the weapon was legal in New York City.

Officers approached the subject and questioned his intentions. The suspect reportedly claimed he had a permit for the weapon in Ohio.

An old expression in recovery goes something like this: "My very best thinking is what got me here."


KY.........

[BobTheSubgenius]

7. Well there's a family that fell apart in a big rush.

Good god. I REALLY like the part where the kid was mixing assault weapons with drug use. Makes me confident in his ability to conduct himself reasonably.