Child charged with killing Newark cop had home made gun
The 14-year-old boy who allegedly shot and killed Newark, N.J., Detective Joseph Azcona in a barrage of 29 bullets used a ghost gun with a tool that turned it into “the world’s smallest machine gun,” a supply instructed The Publish.
Machine gun conversion units, or “Glock switches,” allow a weapon to fireside a number of rounds with a single squeeze of the set off, the regulation enforcement supply stated.
The units are unlawful and low cost.
Kits to remodel semi-automatic weapons to completely automated ones can price simply $20.
Ghost weapons themselves are assembled from kits or elements, which are sometimes bought on-line, and lack serial numbers, making them untraceable. The kits begin at simply $800.
“People could make their very own firearm in their very own house through available kits,” the supply stated. “The method shouldn’t be tough.”
Azcona, 26, was struck earlier than he might get out of his patrol automotive final Friday night time on the nook of Carteret Avenue and Broadway, when the teenager allegedly opened fireplace on him and his companion throughout a gun sweep.
Azcona’s companion, who wasn’t recognized, was shot however lived. The unidentified teen, was additionally shot, survived, and was charged with homicide.
Azcona had been on the power for 5 years. His funeral was held on Friday at Newark’s Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Coronary heart.
A letter the detective wrote in 2019 to the native police academy about why he wished a profession in regulation enforcement was learn at his funeral.
“So I may also help make the neighborhood I dwell in higher — I’ve witnessed a number of hassle within the space the place I grew up,” he wrote. “To assist folks within the metropolis of Newark, particularly those that can’t assist themselves.
He continued: “In 30 years, I can see myself retired with a contented household and exquisite children. The day after I graduate from the police academy will probably be my greatest day.”
