Boston Police report officers on patrol yesterday evening spotted two kids on a scooter without helmets going the wrong way down the one-way Johnston Road in Dorchester:

As a result, officers conducted a stop of the scooter. While approaching the scooter, officers instructed both the operator and his passenger to dismount. However, before the passenger could get off the scooter, officers immediately noted the passenger clutching at his waist area in such a way as if to indicate the presence of a weapon. When asked about the object in his possession, the suspect lifted his sweatshirt to reveal a firearm (a Smith & Wesson Walther P22) tucked into his waist area. Officers quickly moved in, cuffed the suspect and took possession of the gun. When asked how old he was, the suspect stated, "I'm 14."

The teen, too young to have his name released, was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, unlawful possession of a firearm on a public way, possession of a firearm with altered/obliterated serial numbers and unlawful possession of a high-capacity firearm.

Johnston Road is about two blocks from where Juanly Pena, then 14, shot his brother to death in Feburary, 2014.

Earlier:

Police: 14-year-old with loaded gun in his waistband arrested, 1/3/15.