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SAA event in New York, Harlem area, United States of America on Mon 20th May 2024

20th May 2024

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A Harlem father allegedly built ghost guns inside the apartment he shared with his children — and test-fired the dangerous weapons in Central Park, according to prosecutors.

Roberto Guerrero, 29, was indicted Tuesday for allegedly manufacturing a cache of weapons using a 3D printer and advertising them online through his self-made videos, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.

The NYPD descended on Guerrero’s home shortly after 6 a.m. May 20 and found the trove of unsecured ghost guns and parts stashed throughout the apartment, including some that were placed into cardboard boxes and bags, prosecutors said.

“As alleged, Roberto Guerrero threatened the safety of all New Yorkers, including his own children, when he decided to manufacture and store 3D-printed weapons – some of which were fully operable – in his home,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement.

Investigators recovered a 3D-printed pistol with a magazine loaded with seven rounds of ammunition; a 3D-printed assault weapon-style pistol; 30 3D-printed pistol lower receivers — including one modeled off a traditional AR-15 — and a large capacity ammunition feeding device, as well as other supplies to assemble weapons like filament and other tools.

Prosecutors allege Guerrero has been making the weapons since September 2023 and peddles the illegal firearms through several online retailers under various aliases.

He would allegedly advertise his designs through self-produced videos — including five clips he filmed of himself shooting the guns in Central Park.

According to prosecutors, Guerrero’s wife was involved in the ghost gun operation and was charged separately for allegedly assisting with the manufacturing.

Their children witnessed cops rifle through the home and bust the couple.

Guerrero has been charged with several counts of criminal possession of a weapon; manufacturing and transporting weapons and criminal possession of a firearm, all felonies.

He also faces misdemeanor charges of criminal possession of a weapon, failure to safely store the weapons, endangering the welfare of a child and unlawful possession of ammunition.

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United States of America (USA)

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