Man Waved Fake Gun At People On Pier: Police

SEAL BEACH, CA — Police arrested a Santa Fe Springs man Sunday after a person was seen on the Seal Beach Pier pointing a handgun at multiple people, Seal Beach police said.

Austin Heesung Lee, 30, was arrested on suspicion of drawing or exhibiting an imitation firearm in a threatening manner, which is a misdemeanor, the Seal Beach Police Department said Tuesday.

Lee was booked into the Seal Beach jail and released on a citation, police said.

Police responded to the Seal Beach Pier around 4:04 p.m. after a man was seen pointing a gun at several people in a threatening manner, authorities said.

Witnesses told officers the man was arguing with someone at the end of the pier when he took out what appeared to be a black gun and pointed it at people, police said.

The man fled the pier toward Main Street before officers arrived, police said.

Officers found a man matching the description given to them by witnesses, police said. The man was taken into custody and identified as Lee, police said.

Lee had a black airsoft gun modeled after a 9mm Beretta handgun, police said. The gun had a "tactical light" attached to it and was missing an orange tip identifying it as fake, police said.

Police asked anyone with information about the incident to contact Sgt. Chris Hendrix at 562-799-4100, extension 1112.