On Thursday, January 19th 2023 at around 5:52 p.m. Syracuse Police Officers responded to 243 Grumbach Avenue in regard to a suspicious person with a weapon complaint. Additional officers met with a female victim who relayed that she had been struck in the face and assaulted by Keelan McLaurin. The victim also reported that McLaurin then pointed a black handgun at her and threatened to shoot her.
The residence at 243 Grumbach Avenue was surrounded and a search warrant was applied for and granted. Upon the completion of the search warrant the following items were seized from the residence:
– A loaded Glock 27 .40 Caliber handgun
– Multiple boxes of .40, .45, 9mm, and 10mm ammunition
– 9 pistol magazines including extended mags and a drum magazine
– 288.9 grams of cocaine
– 48.36 grams of fentanyl
– 1224.7 grams of marihuana
– $9,725 cash
The suspect, Keelan McLaurin, 19-year-old male from Syracuse, NY is being held at the Onondaga County Justice Center to answer multiple New York State Penal Law charges to include Criminal Possession of a Weapon (several counts) Menacing in the Second Degree, Criminal Obstruction of Breathing, Assault in the Second Degree, and Harassment in the Second Degree. McLaurin has been arrested for being in possession of a loaded handgun twice in the past two weeks, and as a result may face additional criminal charges.
