At around 9:30 p.m. on May 7, 2026, police were called to the 200 block of 1st Avenue South for a report of an altercation between three people on a city bus. During the altercation, an imitation firearm was reported to have been discharged; no injuries were reported. As police were responding, an update was received that the suspects were now at a bus stop in the 10 block of 22nd Street East. Arriving officers located the suspects and, through investigation, found one to be in possession of an imitation firearm.

As a result, the 15-year-old male has been charged with possession of a weapon while prohibited.