Investigation launched into 17-year-old's blank-firing gun threat footage in Amasya

A 17-year-old in Amasya recorded moments of himself threatening his peers with a blank-firing pistol on his cell phone and published it on his social media account. Following backlash over the footage, judicial and administrative proceedings were initiated by the governorate and the chief public prosecutor's office.

In the incident that took place in the Çakallar Neighborhood area of Amasya, a 17-year-old went to the region with four friends on motorcycles. Pulling out the blank-firing pistol he had with him, the child recorded moments of himself threatening his friends with a cell phone camera. The footage showed the child pointing the blank-firing pistol at his peers, attempting to fire toward their feet, and one of them fleeing in fear.

Following the sharing of the footage on social media and the resulting public reaction, the Amasya Governor's Office issued a statement. The governor's statement indicated that necessary judicial and administrative investigations had been launched, that the child who carried out the incident and three children affected by it had been reached, and that the blank-firing pistol was confiscated. It was also reported that statements were taken from the children and their parents.

The Amasya Chief Public Prosecutor's Office also announced that the investigation into the matter is being pursued meticulously. The prosecutor's office stated that a detention decision has been issued regarding the child involved in the judicial process.