Three arrested on gun charges after five shot in Mattapan Square, police say

Boston Police report arresting three people and seizing three guns after five people were shot at a large, impromptu fireworks display around 2 a.m. at Edgewater Drive and River Street in Mattapan.

All of the victims are expected to survive, police say.

All three of the people arrested were charged with illegal possession of a firearm, police say. Police did not say if they plan to charge any with the actual shootings. All were arrested by officers responding to reports of multiple people shot:

Officers observed a motor vehicle attempting to leave the scene and spoke with the occupants to ensure there were no injured victims in the motor vehicle. During that interaction and after further investigation, officers recovered a loaded firearm from the motor vehicle. The firearm was later determined to be a Lorcin L 380, with one round in the chamber and four rounds in the magazine.

Officers also observed a third suspect discard a firearm in the area and was quickly placed into custody. The firearm was later determined to be a H&K VP9 with one round in the chamber and fourteen rounds in the magazine.

A third firearm was recovered from the scene and later determined to be a Smith & Wesson, M&P with one round in the chamber, and twelve rounds in the magazine.

Hakeem Ramey, 29, of Brockton, Nashaly Seguinot, 25, of Boston, and Samuel Roman, 24, of Boston were all arrested, police say.

Innocent, etc.