At about 7:49 PM on Saturday, July 25, 2026, officers assigned to District B-2 (Roxbury) made an on-site arrest and recovered a loaded firearm in the area of 168 Seaver Street in Roxbury.
While on directed patrol in the area for the Puerto Rican Festival, officers heard several gunshots coming from inside of Franklin Park near Playstead Road. As the large crowd began to disperse from the area, officers’ attention was drawn to an individual fleeing while grabbing his waistband and continuously looking back. The individual fled towards Seaver Street where officers eventually caught up with him. Following a brief struggle, where the suspect repeatedly held the front of his waistband, the suspect was taken into custody. During the scuffle, a firearm fell out of the suspect’s waistband.
The firearm was determined to be an I.J. Target Sealed 8 Revolver loaded with four spent casings and three rounds of live ammunition in the cylinder.
Additional officers on scene reported that the male emerged from the bushes near the Giraffe Entrance adjacent to Playstead Road where he fired several shots into the air before making eye contact with the officers and firing an additional round and fleeing the park towards Seaver Street where he was eventually apprehended.
Officers arrested a 15-year-old male of Roxbury. The suspect is expected to be arraigned in Boston Juvenile Court on charges of Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a License, four counts of Discharging a Firearm within 500 feet of a Building, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Possession of Ammunition without an FID Card, and Resisting Arrest.