16-year-old boy arrested for gun possession in Mattapan
Police determined that the gun was a loaded Stoeger 9 mm pistol; they also reported seizing a loaded Glock 17 9 mm.
A teenage boy was arrested in Mattapan last week and charged with gun possession, officials said Monday.
Boston police arrested the 16-year-old, whose identity was not released because of his age, near Norfolk and Babson streets on Friday at around 7:15 p.m., according to a department statement.
Officers saw the teen approach someone on Almont Street and lift his sweatshirt to reveal “what appeared to be a firearm,” before leaving the area on a scooter, according to the statement. After seeing police, the teen began to flee on foot — discarding the gun — but was soon apprehended and placed under arrest, the statement said.
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