Two people with a gun try to get into City Hall, but are turned away by a municipal guard

By adamg on Wed, 05/22/2024 - 3:19pm

Around noon, a man with a gun dressed all in yellow and a woman tried to get into the Congress Street side of City Hall, but were turned away by a Municipal Protective Services guard even after the man waved the gun at him.

The pair were last spotted walking down Congress towards State Street.

The woman may have initially had the gun in a backpack, but gave it to the man, who put it in his waistband. At the security checkpoint, he at first simply showed the guard his waist, but then took out the gun and brandished it at him. However, the guard stood firm and the two walked away.

The woman was described as Black, dressed in a black top with a gray skirt, black leggings and white and black sneakers. The man was described as Black or Hispanic with a light beard and dressed in a yellow sweatshirt with white writing on it and yellow pants.

Police are continuing to investigate.

Topics:

Crime

Free tagging:

Guns

Congress Street

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Comments

At least the City Hall is

By Rwgfy on Wed, 05/22/2024 - 3:30pm.

At least the City Hall is safe.

Geez! Who hurt you?

By MrZip on Wed, 05/22/2024 - 6:55pm.

If you'd ever been in Boston City Hall you would know City Hall security is unarmed. That guard stared the bad guys down and won. Try to be happy there wasn't a mass shooting like elsewhere in America every day.

City Hall security is unarmed

By Rwgfy on Wed, 05/22/2024 - 9:29pm.

City Hall security is unarmed

I'm genuinely surprised given that the City Hall is so close to North End.

Idiot troll is an idiot

By lbb on Thu, 05/23/2024 - 9:21am.

Grow up.

And yet

By robo on Thu, 05/23/2024 - 10:12am.

And yet you continue to respond. You’re right - it’s a troll account, but you and swirls continue to feed it. Maybe try ignoring this poster and they’ll go away?

I do feel like it would nice

By Muerl on Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:34am.

I do feel like it would nice if people would "YBT HAND" sometimes.

If that was going to work...

By lbb on Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:44am.

...don't you think it would have by now, auntie?

???

By SwirlyGrrl on Thu, 05/23/2024 - 9:16pm.

Evict me, please. I'm not paying any rent for that derelict space in your head, regardless of how spacious it is.

Textbook smart

By robo on Thu, 05/23/2024 - 9:56pm.

Is the first thing that comes to mind

No photo available?

By Ron Newman on Wed, 05/22/2024 - 4:07pm.

I'd expect there to be a security camera at the entrance.

Security cameras at the entrance...

By David in Tokyo on Wed, 05/22/2024 - 9:58pm.

Uh, guys. That's the _Boston_ City Hall.
Even finding the entrance is near impossible.

Photo?

By adamg on Thu, 05/23/2024 - 9:51pm.

City Hall has any number of cameras, but police didn't release photos.

I thought the Municipal

By anon on Wed, 05/22/2024 - 4:12pm.

I thought the Municipal Protective Services officers had powers of arrest? Couldn’t a few of them have tackled them and put them in cuffs? It seems odd they were allowed to walk away.