Teen arrested after semi-automatic rifle found in car during DC traffic stop

WASHINGTON ( DC News Now ) — A 19-year-old man was arrested and faces various firearms charges after a Thursday traffic stop in Northwest D.C., according to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

MPD states that officers pulled over a black Honda Civic shortly before midnight in the 1500 block of 7th Street NW.

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During the traffic stop, an officer noticed an open bottle of alcohol in the car. Police say that when the officer went to retrieve the bottle, a semi-automatic rifle could be seen on the floorboard behind the driver’s seat.

(Metropolitan Police Department)

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