Man who allegedly sold ghost gun to Butte County school shooter arrested in Arizona
Jesse Kitagawa Jr. was arrested and accused of unlawfully selling the handgun to Glenn Litton who used it last month to open fire at Feather River Adventist School.
Police: Convicted Arizona felon sold gun to California school shooting suspect at Chandler motel
The gun was owned by Arizonan Jesse Kitagawa Jr., 45, who allegedly sold it to a suspected California gunman, 56-year-old Glenn Litton, police said.
Phoenix man arrested for allegedly selling ‘ghost gun’ used in California school shooting
Jesse Kitagawa Jr. is facing charges for reportedly selling the ghost gun used in a school shooting that left two kindergarteners in critical condition.
Arizona Man Cuffed for Peddling Ghost Gun to Notorious Butte County School Shooter
An Arizona man was arrested for selling a "ghost gun" used in a Butte County school shooting. The gun was sold to a convicted felon who later used it in the incident.
Felon who sold gun to California school shooter arrested in Arizona
On Tuesday, the Butte County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of 45-year-old Jesse Kitagawa Jr. of Phoenix.
Ghost gun used in Butte County school shooting came from convicted felon in Arizona, officials say
The gun used to critically injure two elementary school students in Butte County was a modified weapon — also known as a ghost gun — the shooter bought from a felon in Arizona, officials said Tuesday.
California school shooter used ghost gun bought illegally in Arizona, sheriff says
The detectives determined that Kitagawa then sold the ghost gun to Litton on April 10 at a motel in Chandler, Arizona, which is a violation of Arizona law because it’s illegal for Kitagawa to possess a firearm as a convicted felon.
Authorities arrest felon in Arizona for selling gun used in Oroville school shooting
Jesse Kitagawa, a convicted felon, was arrested in Arizona for illegally selling the firearm used in the December 2024 school shooting in Oroville.
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California school shooter bought a 'ghost gun' from Phoenix man, investigators say
The man who sold it a final time was Jesse Kitagawa Jr., 45, of Phoenix. The school shooting in California's Butte County happened on Dec. 4 of last year at the Feather River Adventist School in ...
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