2 Guns Recovered In Separate Incidents At High School In Boston; 2 Students Arrested, Police Say

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BOSTON – At about 10:10 AM on Thursday May 19, 2022, officers assigned to District A-15 (Charlestown) assisted by members of the BPD School Police Unit arrested a 13-year-old male from Hyde Park after responding to a call for a recovered firearm at Charlestown High School located at 240 Medford Street.

On arrival, the officers were informed that a staff member had been asked to check on two students who were loitering in a 4th floor bathroom. As the staff member approached the bathroom door, the suspect exited and was observed discarding packaging of vaping materials into a trash can. The student was instructed to go to a nearby office where the staff member conducted a search of the suspect’s backpack leading to the discovery of the firearm. Due to the serious nature of the incident, staff immediately contacted 911 and the school was placed in ‘Safe Mode’. The officers then quickly arrived on scene and placed the suspect in custody without incident.

The firearm was recovered by BPD Detectives for processing and determined to be a 9mm handgun with the slide of a Glock 26 affixed to a polymer frame loaded with 8 rounds of ammunition.

INCIDENT #2: At about 12:30 PM, officers returned to Charlestown High after school administrators located a second loaded firearm (9mm Glock handgun) in an unattended backpack which was determined to be owned by a 17-year-old male from Mission Hill. It was later determined that this second suspect had been observed entering and exiting the same bathroom with the 13-year-old suspect who had been detained and arrested earlier in the day. The second suspect was placed in custody without incident on scene.

As a result of the two recovered firearms, members of the BPD K-9 Unit were requested to conduct a protective sweep of the entire building.

Both suspects will appear in Boston Juvenile Court on charges of Delinquent to Wit: Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm on School Property and Unlawful Possession of Ammunition and Carrying a Loaded Firearm.


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