BOSTON — A woman is dead and a man is in custody following a call for a “disturbance” at a home in Boston’s Allston neighborhood on Monday night, authorities said.
Officers responded to a residence on Glenville Avenue after receiving a 911 call shortly before 8 p.m., Boston police Deputy Superintendent Paul McLaughlin said during a news conference.
When officers arrived on the scene, they located the body of a woman in an apartment, according to McLaughlin. Also in the apartment was an individual who fled through a window as police arrived, McLaughlin added.
That individual led police on a chase through several yards and streets in the area. Police deployed TASERs several times in the pursuit, according to officials.
Police were able to take the man into custody as he attempted to steal a vehicle on Quint Avenue, McLaughlin said. Police took the person back to Boston Police headquarters, where officers were working to identify the man.
Police said they have recovered a weapon, but did not say what the weapon was.
Earlier in the evening, Boston police told Boston 25 News that a preliminary report said that a suspect may have been armed with a machete. When asked if the weapon that was recovered was a knife, police would only classify it as “an object.”
The identity of the victim in this case is being withheld until family can be notified.
The incident remains under investigation by police.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
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