Police recover stolen AK-47 after brief pursuit in Pittsburgh, driver still on loose

PITTSBURGH — Police in Pittsburgh said they are searching for the driver of a vehicle who lead them on a brief chase and crashed into several parked cars.

The incident started as a traffic stop around 8:20 p.m. along Centre Avenue, but then officers quickly ended their pursuit, police said.

The driver of the vehicle sideswiped a couple of vehicles parked along South Graham Street, police said.

We spoke to witnesses who heard the impact.

“It was a shock. It was like a lightning strike and then when the car took off. You knew what was going on because the sound," neighbor Denny Thompson said.

Witnesses told police that a passenger, Marlin Young, Jr., 21, was inside the vehicle then jumped out and fled on foot. Officers later caught that Young on Penn Avenue in Bloomfield, police said.

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Young was detained, police said. They said they recovered a stolen AK-47 and an unregistered gun from him.  According to court documents, the gun was taken from a gun show.

Young is facing charges including receiving stolen property, carrying a firearm without a license, and possession of an altered firearm, officials said.

Police said they are still searching for the driver and the vehicle. They described the vehicle as a silver sedan, possibly an Audi or Volvo.

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