BOSTON (WHDH) - A 15-year-old girl was shot at a home in Dorchester Wednesday night, and a 14-year-old boy was arrested in connection with that incident Thursday, according to Boston police.
The suspect, a 14-year-old boy from Dorchester, is expected to be arraigned on charges of Delinquent to wit: Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a License, Carrying a Firearm without a License, and Possession of a Large Capacity Feeding Device.
Boston police responded to Milton Avenue in Dorchester shortly after 8 p.m. Wednesday night following reports of a person shot. When officers arrived, they found a 15-year-old girl suffering from gunshot wounds. She was taken to a Boston Children’s Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police said they also found two boys in the house appearing to run from police out the back door. They said one of them, the 14-year-old suspect, had a loaded 9mm pistol in his backpack. The boy was then arrested.
People who live in the neighborhood said they are shocked by the violence.
“It’s just funny because I usually hear noise and I’m very nosy, so I’m always looking but I heard nothing last night. Nothing. So it was very quiet,” a neighbor said.
“This is a quiet neighborhood,” another neighbor said. “Everybody loves each other. We are good neighbors, all good neighbors.”
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