Man arrested in connection with Roxbury shooting; spotted while riding bike near police headquarters
A suspect riding a bicycle was arrested shortly after a Friday night shooting on Trotter Street in Roxbury, near Boston Police headquarters, according to Boston police.
Paul Mastin, 19, of Boston, was arrested at Ruggles Street and Melnea Cass Boulevard and charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, resisting arrest, and assault and battery on a police officer, according to a statement released by police Saturday.
The victim, a 46-year-old man, sustained multiple gunshot wounds near 18 Trotter St. about 10:10 p.m. Friday, according to police. He was being treated for life-threatening injuries at Boston Medical Center.
Mastin has not been charged with shooting the man.
Longwood Security officers told police that a man dressed in black riding a bicycle fled down Melnea Cass Boulevard towards Ruggles Street, according to the statement.
Boston Housing police found a man matching this description at the intersection of Tremont and Ruggles streets and found a firearm on him. He “fought and struggled with officers’’ before he was taken into custody, according to the statement.
No further details, including the condition of the victim, were available. The investigation continues.
On Feb. 19, a 21-year-old Boston man was shot and killed near 423 Shawmut Ave.
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