What started as a routine patrol in downtown Worcester on Monday night turned into a foot chase and a serious gun bust, according to police. Detectives arrested 18-year-old Eliel Rios after finding a loaded, unserialized “ghost” gun on him, the Worcester Police Department said. Members of the department’s Gang Unit and Crime Gun Intelligence Unit moved in after spotting suspicious behavior and quickly took Rios into custody when he tried to bolt.
How officers say the stop unfolded
According to the Worcester Police Department, detectives were proactively patrolling near Suffolk and Wall streets at about 7:45 p.m. when they noticed two men whose behavior suggested they might be armed. Police say one of them, identified as 18-year-old Rios, tried to run. He was detained shortly after, and officers recovered a loaded, large-capacity 9mm “polymer 80” style firearm without a serial number from his person…