Selkirk man faces felony gun and illegal magazine charges

Gun purchased in North Carolina, but did not have a permit for it

SELKIRK – Bethlehem police responded to a residence on Saturday, April 5, after a call for a fight in progress, but found the resident had allegedly possessed and discharged a .45 caliber handgun.

According to reports, when officers arrived at approximately 9:32 p.m., they heard shouting from behind a closed garage door and knocked on it. When it opened, four men were in the garage. The men said there was a misunderstanding between two of them and all of them were gathered there because of a death in the family.

One man was facing away from the officers and was asked if he was ok, to which he said he was. Officers asked him to step out of the garage, and he had his right hand in a jacket pocket. When the hand was removed, the man had an empty 13-round magazine for a handgun in it. The man said it was from a gun owned by his brother, Bee Htoo, and it was in the house with him…

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