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A 15-year-old was arrested in Seattle after a shootout at a food festival near the Space Needle, armed with a ghost gun from Polymer80. Police recovered two other weapons and 14 shell casings, indicating at least three shooters, one of whom died at the scene. Ghost guns, privately made firearms lacking serial numbers, are increasingly linked to violent crimes.

Police identified at least three shooters in a weekend shoot-out at a Seattle food festival near the Space Needle. One suspect, an acquaintance of the 15-year-old arrested in the case, was killed at the scene. The juvenile court document noted the 15-year-old did not appear for a scheduled court appearance.

A 21-year-old German man with Lebanese roots, Abdul Ballout, was killed after a van and machete attack near Berlin's Pride festival, which resulted in one death and 29 injuries. Ballout, previously convicted of preparing violence and supporting Islamic State, was released from juvenile custody despite prosecutors appealing his suspended sentence. Questions persist over how he was allowed to move freely despite extremist ties.

A 16-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl were charged with murder after five family members were shot at three different locations in Illinois. The boy will be prosecuted as an adult, while the girl's case will begin in juvenile court.

The father of an infant killed by a 10-year-old in St. Louis was arrested and charged with second-degree felony murder and endangering the welfare of a child. A 10-year-old boy, who reportedly accessed a gun stored under a mattress, was charged with first-degree murder in juvenile court for shooting the 7-month-old child.

A Hong Kong court has placed two-month-old baby Danny under the Social Welfare Department's care for three years after his parents, Tsang Wai-bong and Kwan Pui-sin, were arrested for alleged child neglect. The Juvenile Court granted a protection order following a closed-door hearing.

Two 18-year-olds, Brayden Carter and Damarion Coleman, are charged with first-degree murder in the death of Fisk University basketball player Andre Bell, who was shot in January. Police arrested the suspects after a five-month investigation, citing jealousy as a motive, and used cellphone data to track them to Murfreesboro.