A Salina teen is in the regional juvenile detention facility in Junction City after being taken into custody Saturday after discharging a high power handgun.

Police Captain Mike Sweeney said witnesses allegedly saw 17-year-old Zachary Degraw discharge the gun at around 6:30 p.m. Saturday evening at 9th and Otto.

Degraw was located a short time later in the area of Haskett and Cloud, and the officer recovered a high power semi automatic handgun.

During their investigation, police were able to determine Degraw was the suspect in an incident Thursday afternoon at the Central Mall.

A group of girls between the ages of 11 and 13, said Degraw was walking in front of them in the commons area of the mall, stopped turned around, and twice pulled up his shirt to display a handgun in his pants. He also threatened to shoot them.

Requested charges against Degraw include criminal possession of a weapon, unlawful discharge of a firearm, and multiple counts of aggravated assault, and criminal threats.

The gun is owned by a relative of Degraw’s.