Teenage Clowns Arrested For Brandishing Gun At Women In Late-Night ‘Prank’

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What two teens thought was a prank in north Seattle has landed them in custody after police say they terrified two women while wearing clown masks and brandishing guns.

The Seattle Police Department said the incident took place late Sunday night near North 128th Street in the Bitter Lake neighborhood. At around 12:20 a.m. Monday, two women flagged down officers on Aurora Avenue North to report they had been confronted by two masked males. The women said one suspect appeared to be holding a gun while the other repeatedly adjusted his waistband. Fearing they were about to be abducted, the women fled.

As the women described what had happened, officers spotted a vehicle matching the suspects car pulling into a nearby fast-food restaurant parking lot. Officers contacted the suspects, and inside the car, they found clown masks and extended gun magazines…

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