Kid with replica Glock BB gun arrested inside Roxbury school where he wasn't a student, police say
Boston Police report arresting a 14-year-old with a fake gun in his waistband at the Dearborn STEM Academy on Winthrop Street in Roxbury this morning.
Police said BPS security guards first spotted the teen carrying a laptop in a hallway shortly before 7:50 a.m., then noticed him fiddling with his waistband, where "they observed a firearm," police say.
The guards managed to detain him and remove the gun, police say.
Upon further review, it was determined that the male was not a registered Boston Public School student and was not enrolled in the Boston Public School system at the time of his arrest. ... The firearm recovered was determined to be a BB Gun that was a replica of a Glock firearm.
He was charged with being delinquent for possession of a firearm on school property and trespassing, police say.
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A kid was arrest last Thursday
At the Excel Academy in Eastie for having a loaded 9mm.
Are pellet guns considered firearms?
A very dangerous situation for police to handle but I don't believe a BB gun is a firearm.
Technically....
A BB gun is not a "firearm." Is the statutory meaning broader?
“On school property”
Yes it’s a misdemeanor and if it were a real firearm he would have been charged with both violations. One charge is possession of a firearm without a license (a felony) and carrying a “firearm” (which includes BB guns) on campus would be the second charge.
BB / Pellet Gun when carried
BB / Pellet Gun when carried on School Grounds is considered a Firearm.
Bring Back School Police
“He doesn’t even go here!”
“He doesn’t even go here!”
That's what makes this
That's what makes this so difficult.
What type of kid shows up at
What type of kid shows up at 7:50 am to a school they don't even attend?
Believe it or not this is
Believe it or not this is actually a common thing. Kids will go to other schools where they might have certain friends at