At about 4:45 PM, on Monday, June 24, 2024, officers assigned to District E-18 (Hyde Park) arrested Davon Thomas, 18, of South Boston, on firearm charges, and two juvenile males on vandalism charges.
Officers responded to the area of 40 Greenwood Avenue for a report of a person with a gun. Boston Police Operations provided officers with a description of a group of three males with firearms. Officers were advised that a victim’s motor vehicle tires were slashed by two of the individuals, and the third individual motioned that he had a firearm.
Officers observed the group walking in the area, and saw one male run into the backyard of a home. Officers were able to stop the two other suspects who were crossing the street. Officers conducted a search of the third suspect and located him in a side yard of 60 Westminster Street.
As officers searched the flight path of the suspect who ran, they recovered a black backpack with various marijuana packages, a scale, and vape pens. Officers requested a K-9 to respond to the scene to assist with the search. A discarded firearm was located in the area of 24 Greenwood Avenue. The firearm was later determined to have one round in the chamber and sixteen rounds in the magazine.
Thomas was placed under arrest and charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Unlawful Possession of a Large Capacity Feeding Device, Defacement of a Firearm Serial Number, and Possession to Distribute Class D. He is expected to be arraigned in West Roxbury District Court.
A 15-year-old juvenile male, and a 17-year-old juvenile male were placed under arrest and charged with Delinquent to wit; Destruction of Property. They are expected to be arraigned in Boston Juvenile Court.