At approximately 3:40 p.m. on Monday, June 8, 2026, officers assigned to District E-18 (Hyde Park) were dispatched to a report of shots fired in the area of Hyde Park Avenue and Milton Street. The investigation resulted in the firearm arrest of a 17-year-old juvenile male from Brockton.
Boston Police received several 911 calls reporting that three shots had been heard at the aforementioned location. Callers also reported observing multiple juveniles running from the area and stated that a juvenile male wearing a black hoodie ran down Hyde Park Avenue.
District E-18 officers responded and were directed to a juvenile male who had run behind an auto body shop. Officers proceeded behind the shop and observed the 17-year-old juvenile male crouched behind bushes and other vegetation in a wooded area. Officers observed the juvenile scrambling and rummaging through the brush. After issuing several verbal commands, officers were able to safely detain him.
Officers then observed a firearm in the brush approximately three feet from where the juvenile had been detained. The firearm was covered in leaves and vines.
The 17-year-old juvenile was subsequently placed into custody. Officers and district detectives secured the firearm, which was determined to be a loaded Rock Island Armory .45-caliber handgun.
The 17-year-old juvenile male is expected to be arraigned in Boston Juvenile Court on the following charges:
• Carrying a Loaded Firearm Without a License
• Possession of a Firearm
• Possession of Ammunition Without an FID Card