Roxbury Student Faces Four Charges After Ghost Gun Discovery at Snowden High
Police recovered a Smith & Wesson firearm with ten live rounds during a frisk at the Boston school.
By Julia Wang ·
Boston police have booked a 14-year-old male student from Roxbury on four charges following the discovery of a loaded firearm at Snowden International High School. The weapon, identified as a Smith & Wesson ghost gun, contained 10 rounds of live ammunition when officers secured it from the student's waistband.
The incident began on Wednesday morning at approximately 8:30 a.m. An anonymous tipster alerted School Engagement Unit officers patrolling near Maxwell Street that the school administration had received a report of a student possessing a gun. One officer spotted the student walking between the campuses near the intersection of Newbury and Exeter streets. He exited his cruiser and approached the school, where a school resource officer confirmed his suspicion that the student was armed.
Additional officers arrived and located the student in an office. During a standard frisk, they found the gun tucked into his waistband. The student was taken into custody immediately after the search.
Prosecutors have charged the student with unlawful possession of a firearm, carrying a loaded firearm on school grounds, possession of a firearm without a license, and possession of ammunition without a firearm identification card. The student is scheduled to appear in Boston Juvenile Court for his arraignment.
The charges reflect the specific statutes violated by the minor's possession of the unregistered weapon and its ammunition. The school resource officer and patrol unit worked together to confirm the report before the physical search took place.
