Suspect arrested on firearm charges in Boston’s South End

BOSTON — A 44-year-old Randolph man was arrested Monday night in Boston’s South End on multiple firearm charges following reports of a fight and a person with a gun.

At 10:07 p.m., officers from District D-4 responded to calls near W Canton Street and Tremont Street.

Police received reports of a fight, a victim allegedly jumped by an armed individual at 627 Tremont Street, and a person bleeding from the chest on W Newton Street.

Officers arrested Windell Davis after spotting a man matching the suspect description provided by Boston Police Operations.

During a pat frisk, police recovered a Smith and Wesson MP Bodyguard firearm from Davis’s right pants pocket.

The gun contained one round in the chamber and five in the magazine.

Davis was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and booked upon release.

He faces charges of unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault, and firearm violation with one prior violent/drug crime.

The suspect is expected to be arraigned in Boston Municipal Court.

The incident remains under investigation by the Boston Police Department.