NYPD recovers more than a dozen assault rifles and handguns from Jamaica Bay

NYPD recovers weapons cache from Jamaica Bay

NYPD recovers weapons cache from Jamaica Bay 00:15

NEW YORK -- In a stunning discovery, the NYPD says it recovered numerous weapons from Jamaica Bay.

Following a tip, officers in scuba gear found three assault rifles and 14 handguns in the water on Wednesday.

Yesterday, @NYPD101Pct officers were alerted to multiple firearms submerged in Jamaica Bay by a concerned NYer. Equipped with scuba gear, our elite @NYPDSpecialops Emergency Service Unit Detectives dove into the waters & retrieved this cache of weapons. pic.twitter.com/ceYRuyT8ei
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) March 23, 2023

So far, there are no arrests and investigators are trying to figure out how the weapons got there.

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