BOSTON (WHDH) - A 16-year-old is facing weapons charges after police say he was caught with a loaded gun after leading officers on a lengthy foot chase in Boston Monday evening.
Officers on patrol in the area of Astoria Street just before 6 p.m. saw a young Boston man walking in a way that suggested he had a weapon as he clutched at the waistband of his sweatpants, according to Boston police.
When the officer approached him, they say he immediately took off running, leading them on a foot chase that ended in his arrest.
A firearm was allegedly seized from the suspect’s waistband.
The teen, whose name was not released because of his age, is facing several charges, including unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, unlawful possession of a high capacity feeding device and carrying a loaded firearm on a public way.
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