At about 1:20 PM, on Friday, June 16, 2023, officers assigned to the District B-3 Anti-Crime Unit (Roxbury), along with B-3 Detectives and ATF Task Force officers, arrested Tyrone Shorter, 32, of Dorchester, by virtue of a warrant issued out of Dorchester District Court on charges of Robbery, Armed & Masked, Subsequent Offense, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Home Invasion.
Circumstances surrounding the arrest are as follows: At about 6:02 AM, on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, officers assigned to District B-3 (Mattapan), responded to a radio call for an Armed Robbery and a possible home invasion at 9 Esmond Street in Dorchester.
Upon arrival, officers were made aware that the suspect, later identified as Tyrone Shorter, forced his way inside the home while brandishing a firearm and fled the scene with a safe containing about $600.00 in USC. Tyrone Shorter is expected to be arraigned in Dorchester District Court.