BOSTON — A second juvenile has been arrested in connection with a firearm incident that occurred on Wednesday.
At about 3:59 p.m., officers assigned to District C-6 responded to the area of 1 Ellery Street for a report of a discarded firearm.
Earlier that day, officers were involved in a foot chase and arrested a juvenile with a firearm.
Officers lost sight of a second suspect, who was later stopped.
After further investigation, officers obtained video surveillance that showed the second suspect attempting to conceal a firearm behind a beam.
Officers returned to the address and located a Taurus Firearm with one round in the chamber and eight rounds in the magazine.
Officers responded to the address of the second suspect and placed him into custody.
The 17-year-old juvenile male was charged with delinquent to wit; unlawful possession of a firearm, delinquent to wit; unlawful possession of ammunition, delinquent to wit; unlawful possession of a large capacity feeding device, and resisting arrest.
He is expected to be arraigned in Boston Juvenile Court.
The prior incident occurred at about 10:22 a.m. on Wednesday, when officers arrested a 15-year-old juvenile male on firearm charges.
An officer on patrol in the area of Dorchester Avenue observed two males matching the description of individuals involved in recent armed robbery incidents.
The officer approached the individuals, who fled on foot.
During the pursuit, the officer observed one of the individuals discard a firearm inside Andrew Square T Station.
The officer apprehended the suspect in the area of Boston Street and Ellery Street.
The recovered firearm was determined to be a Smith and Wesson M&P with one round in the chamber and eight rounds in the magazine.
The 15-year-old juvenile male was charged with delinquent to wit; unlawful possession of a firearm, and delinquent to wit; unlawful possession of ammunition.
He is expected to be arraigned in Boston Juvenile Court.
A second juvenile was stopped in the area of Dorchester Avenue and Alger Street and promptly released from the scene.
