On Saturday, August 9, 2025, officers assigned to District B-3 (Mattapan) arrested a 16-year-old Juvenile Male, on firearm related charges.

About 2:45 PM, officers responded to a radio call in the area of Woodrow Avenue and Willowwood Street to investigate a group of juveniles going into a driveway. The group was described as wearing hoodies, with masks over their faces.

Upon arrival, officers parked their cruiser at 166 Woodrow Avenue and observed a group of individuals matching the description. The group immediately took notice of officers’ presence, and attempted to flee down a side pathway. An officer was on the other side of the pathway, which forced the group back towards the cruiser.

Two parties were stopped by officers, and a third was seen running out of the driveway holding his front pocket with his left hand. A foot pursuit ensued, but officers were quickly able to gain control of the suspect. Officers conducted a pat frisk, and recovered a firearm from his front hooded sweatshirt pocket.

Officers conducted an inquiry of the other two other stopped parties, and determined that a 15-year-old juvenile male had an active warrant for his arrest.

B-3 Detectives were requested to respond to the scene, and determined that the firearm was a HK P2000SK with one round in the chamber and nine rounds in the magazine. The firearm’s serial number was also obliterated.

The 16-year-old Juvenile Male was placed under arrest and is expected to be arraigned in Boston Juvenile Court for the following charges:

–          Delinquent to wit; Possession of a Firearm without a License

–          Delinquent to wit; Possession of Ammunition without an FID Card

–          Delinquent to wit; Possession of a Loaded Firearm

–          Delinquent to wit; Defacement of a Firearm Serial Number

–          Trespassing