At about 4:33 p.m., officers assigned to the South Boston and Hyde Park Drug Control Units conducted a stop in the area of 488 Blue Hill Avenue, which resulted in the arrest of a 16-year-old juvenile male from Roxbury for multiple firearm-related offenses.
Officers were assigned to the Caribbean Festival and conducting directed patrols in the area of Blue Hill Avenue and Castlegate Street. Officers were walking outbound on Blue Hill Avenue when one officer observed the 16-year-old male trailing behind a group. Officers observed the male to be hypervigilant, looking to his left and right and observing his surroundings. Officers also observed the 16-year-old’s left arm to be pinned to his side, while his right arm swayed in a normal manner.
Officers then changed direction and noticed that the group had taken notice of the officers’ position and began to quicken their pace. Officers continued to observe the group and noticed that the 16-year-old male was now walking in front of the group, creating a greater distance between himself and the officers. After further observation, officers approached the 16-year-old male and took control of his arm. Officers heard a distinct sound of a metallic object striking the ground and observed a black firearm that had fallen from the male’s waistband. Officers then immediately and safely placed the male in handcuffs.
Detectives then processed the firearm. The firearm was determined to be a black Smith & Wesson Bodyguard. The firearm was loaded with a total of seven (7) rounds of .380 ammunition, with one (1) round loaded in the chamber.
The 16-year-old juvenile is expected to be arraigned in Boston Juvenile Court on the following charges:
- Delinquent to wit: Carrying a Firearm Without a License
- Delinquent to wit: Carrying a Loaded Firearm Without a License
- Delinquent to wit: Possession of Ammunition Without an FID Card