2 Charged After Gun Threat At Southington 7-Eleven: Police

SOUTHINGTON, CT — Two people, including a 16-year-old boy, were arrested after police said a firearm equipped with a red laser was pointed at several people inside a vehicle at a Queen Street convenience store Thursday.

According to the Southington Police Department, officers responded Thursday, Oct. 29, to a report of a firearm-related threat at the 7-Eleven on Queen Street.

Police said a male suspect allegedly pointed what appeared to be a handgun with an activated red laser at multiple people inside a vehicle.

Following an investigation and interviews at the scene, officers determined that multiple suspects had fled in a white Nissan Maxima.

Officers subsequently located the vehicle and identified the driver as Ryan Levesque, 19, according to police.

Police said Levesque was directly involved in the incident and was taken into custody.

Levesque was charged with:

• First-degree threatening.
• Second-degree breach of peace.
• Criminal mischief.

Officers later located a second suspect, a 16-year-old boy, at his residence.

Police said they also recovered a black handgun equipped with a light and laser attachment that matched the description of the weapon reported during the incident.

The weapon was subsequently determined to be a replica firearm, police said.

The juvenile was taken into custody and charged with:

• First-degree threatening.
• Breach of peace.
• Criminal mischief.
• Carrying a dangerous weapon.

Police did not release the juvenile's identity due to his age.