On Monday, August 18, 2025, officers assigned to District B-3 (Mattapan) made an on-sight firearm arrest of a 17-year-old Juvenile Male.
About 1:00 AM, officers responded to an officer in trouble radio call in the area of Old Road and Ellington Street. Officers were attempting to disperse an unruly crowd fighting with reports of injuries.
Two individuals observed the unmarked cruiser and immediately changed their direction of travel with every few steps looking back at officers’ location. Officers exited their cruiser and were able to stop the two males.
As officers stopped the individuals, a call was received for a person shot in the area of 20 Ellington Street. Due to the heightened awareness, officers attempted to conduct a pat frisk of both males. One of the males attempted to flee, and the handle of a firearm was seen protruding from his waistband.
The suspect was immediately handcuffed, and the firearm was determined to be a Taurus G2C with eleven rounds in the magazine.
The second individual was summonsed to court for Possession of Class D, and Person Under 21 in Possession of Liquor.
The 17-year-old Juvenile Male was placed under arrest and is expected to be arraigned in Dorchester District Court for the following offenses:
– Delinquent to wit; Carry a Firearm without a License
– Delinquent to wit; Carry a Loaded Firearm without a License
– Delinquent to wit; Possession of Ammunition without an FID Card
– Delinquent to wit; Possession of a Large Capacity Feeding Device