A 15-year-old was arrested Thursday in Kennewick for possession of a handgun.

Just after 4 pm, Kennewick Police located a wanted teen in the 2700 block of West Kennewick Avenue. The juvenile had a warrant for his arrest. As officers arrived and made contact with the young suspect, he bolted away. As he was fleeing from Police, the wanted teen was seen throwing an object into the garbage.

That object was a loaded handgun.

After a short pursuit on foot, officers detained the suspect. The teen was arrested on his warrant, and for unlawful possession of a firearm. He was booked into the Juvenile Justice Center.

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