Police: Runaway, 13, steals gun, kidnaps child, crashes car in crime spree

A 13-year-old ran away from a group home with a 9-year-old in Spokane Valley Thursday evening, stealing a loaded gun and a car he crashed after forcing the younger child inside at gunpoint, police said.

The two boys left the home around 5 p.m. and ended up at the Mirabeau Park Hotel and Convention Center, where the older boy stole a loaded Glock 23 from a parked truck, according to a news release from the Spokane Valley Police Department.

The pair walked an additional 6 miles to Thierman Road, where the 13-year-old stole a black Mazda and forced the 9-year-old into the car at gunpoint, the release says…

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