At approximately 8:30 AM on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, officers assigned to the School Engagement Unit were on patrol in the area of 150 Newbury Street (Snowden International High School) when they were met by the reporting party who stated that the school was made aware of a student in possession of a firearm.
After the meeting with the reporting party concluded, the officer observed the student walking between the campuses in the area of Newbury Street and Exeter Street. The officer exited his cruiser and approached the entrance of the school where he was met by a school resource officer who stated he believes one of the students was in possession of a firearm.
As additional officers arrived on scene, they responded to the office where the student was located. Officers approached the student and during a frisk, recovered a firearm in the suspect’s waistband. The suspect was taken into custody.
The firearm was determined to be a Smith and Wesson ghost gun loaded with ten rounds of live ammunition.
Officers arrested a 14-year-old juvenile male of Roxbury. The suspect is expected to be arraigned in Boston Juvenile Court on charges of Delinquent to wit; Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Carrying a Loaded Firearm on School Grounds, Possession of a Firearm without a License, and Possession of Ammunition without an FID Card.