INDIANAPOLIS — Court Records say a social media video showing teens with illegal guns helped spark an investigation that led to arrests and the recovery of weapons. But investigators say the case highlights a growing concern: young people showing off guns online and the role social media is playing in youth violence.
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IMPD arrests teens, recovers illegal weapons stemming from video on social media
Court documents say detectives began investigating after a social media video showed teens inside a car holding Glock handguns equipped with illegal machine-gun conversion devices. Police say that the video showing guns with illegal conversion devices helped build the case now laid out in court documents.
Investigators added that the video helped police identify the suspects and ultimately led to a traffic stop where officers recovered multiple firearms and drugs…