State Police seize 19 illegal guns, 1,300 rounds of ammunition during homicide investigation

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19 illegal guns, ammunition seized by Michigan State Police Photo credit MSP Third District

SAGINAW (WWJ) Michigan State Police (MSP) detectives discovered 19 illegal guns during an investigation in the Saginaw area.

In a post on social media; MSP said their Major Case Unit detectives were investigating a homicide last week, when they executed a search warrant on a storage unit.

That’s where they found the nineteen illegal weapons.

The nineteen guns included three that were stolen, one reported lost and 13 unregistered, MSP said.

Detectives also uncovered 1,357 rounds of ammunition.

In December of 2024, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that more than 750 illegal guns were taken off the Michigan streets as part of Operation Safe Neighborhoods since the program began in spring of 2022.

Featured Image Photo Credit: MSP Third District