A suspect was taken into custody after officers responding to a call in Roxbury encountered an active shooting scene and pursued a man through nearby streets, leading to the recovery of a firearm and a series of charges.
BOSTON, MA – Officers assigned to District B-2 were responding to a radio call around 7:49 p.m. Wednesday when they came upon an active shots fired incident at 218 Blue Hill Avenue. As officers arrived, they observed a male individual running along Dewey Street and immediately began a foot pursuit.
The suspect was stopped on Danube Street, where officers conducted a pat frisk and recovered a firearm from his waistband. The weapon, identified as a Taurus Millennium PT145 Pro, was found in a locked-back position with one round in the magazine. The firearm’s serial number had been defaced…