BOSTON — A 14-year-old Roxbury boy was arrested for bringing a firearm to a Boston school on Wednesday.
Officers assigned to Snowden International High School said they received a report at 8:30 a.m. that there was a student in possession of a firearm.
Additional officers responded to the area of Newbury Street and the office where the student was located.
Police approached the student and, during a frisk, recovered a firearm in the student’s waistband. The student was then taken into custody.
Officers said the firearm was a Smith and Wesson ghost gun loaded with 10 rounds of live ammunition.
The student was charged with delinquent to wit: unlawful possession of a firearm, carrying a loaded firearm on school grounds, possession of a firearm without a license, and possession of ammunition without an FID Card.
Police said the suspect is expected to be arraigned in Boston Juvenile Court.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
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