Gun recovered a block away from high school where teenager was killed

Police say officers recovered a loaded gun being hidden underneath a bucket by a 14-year-old in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood.The discovery was made around 5 p.m. Saturday in the area of 28 Supple Road by officers assigned to the Boston Police Youth Violence Strike Force.Police said the officers were on patrol while assigned to the Caribbean Festival when they saw a group of known gang members and approached to speak with them.Investigators said that during the course of their investigation, the officers recovered a loaded .38 caliber revolver that had been hidden by the teenager from Dorchester.Police said the teenager attempted to run from the scene but was pursued and placed in custody after a brief struggle.The teenager will appear in juvenile court on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, carrying a loaded firearm, resisting arrest and trespassing.The gun was recovered just a block away from where 17-year-old Raekwon Brown was fatally shot outside Jeremiah E. Burke High School. Get the WCVB News App

Police say officers recovered a loaded gun being hidden underneath a bucket by a 14-year-old in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood.

The discovery was made around 5 p.m. Saturday in the area of 28 Supple Road by officers assigned to the Boston Police Youth Violence Strike Force.




Police said the officers were on patrol while assigned to the Caribbean Festival when they saw a group of known gang members and approached to speak with them.



Investigators said that during the course of their investigation, the officers recovered a loaded .38 caliber revolver that had been hidden by the teenager from Dorchester.

Police said the teenager attempted to run from the scene but was pursued and placed in custody after a brief struggle.



The teenager will appear in juvenile court on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, carrying a loaded firearm, resisting arrest and trespassing.



The gun was recovered just a block away from where 17-year-old Raekwon Brown was fatally shot outside Jeremiah E. Burke High School.





