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More 17 year olds are now carrying weapons a study has found ONE in 15 older teenagers have carried or used a weapon in the past year, a new study suggests, as three Bradford youths have been in court in the past two months for carrying a weapon. Nationally, research found that from more than 13,000 17-year-olds in 2018/19 found that 6.4 per cent said they had carried or used a weapon in the previous 12 months. Boys were twice as likely as girls to say that they had done so, with 8.8 per cent of boys saying they had compared to 3.9 per cent of girls. Since April, three 17-year-olds – two boys and one girl – have been in court in Bradford for possession of a weapon in a public place, including a samurai sword, an axe and a knife, and in recent months a number of students have taken weapons into schools.
The Ottawa County Sheriff s Office investigated three separate incidents of reported gunfire early Sunday morning, two in Allendale Township and one in Park Township.
No one was injured in any of the incidents, according to initial reports from the sheriff s office.
A deputy was investigating a complaint of a loud party in an apartment complex at 48th Avenue and Pierce Street in Allendale Township at 1:21 a.m. May 2 when he was approached by several people who said they had just heard gunshots nearby.
According to police, the deputy then witnessed the driver of a car on 48th Avenue stick a handgun out of the window and point it at a group of people on the sidewalk of 48th Avenue.
Ottawa County Sheriff s Office investigating report of shots fired in Park Township
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OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. â Deputies are investigating a report of shots fired in Park Township early Sunday morning.
The Ottawa County Sheriff s Office responded to the 700 block of Lillian Street around 3:18 a.m.
Deputies say they found the front window a home had been shot out. They say there were no suspects or victims on scene.
Witnesses told police there were multiple gunshots and people fleeing in a dark SUV before they arrived.
No injuries have been reported at this time.