Hartford Police Responding to Report of Assault Weapon Arrest 2 Suspects

Hartford police have arrested a man accused of pointing an assault weapon on Risley Street this morning. 

Police said they learned at 7:39 a.m. that a man had a gun on the street, so they responded and found several people around a vehicle at Risley St. 

As the investigated further, they saw a man in the road with a Bushmaster AR 5.56 mm assault rifle, police said, and they detained him. 

Police also found an Interarms Firestar .40 caliber pistol and arrested two people. 

Horace Kelly, 20, of Hartford, was charged with possession of an assault weapon, criminal possession of a firearm and possession of a large-capacity magazine. 

Nicki Butler, 20, of Wethersfield, was charged with criminal possession of a pistol, pistol without a permit and weapons in a motor vehicle.

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