CHELSEA, MASS. (WHDH) - An 18-year-old Dorchester woman has been arrested in connection with a shooting incident at a Chelsea hotel after an Uber driver who took her away from the scene went to police to report what he overheard in a phone conversation she had about meeting someone there via a dating app, police said.
Officers responding to a call for shots fired at the Hampton Inn on Second Street around 10 a.m. Tuesday found what appeared to be at least one shot fired in or around an elevator, according to Chelsea Police Chief Brian Kyes.
After officers conducted a room-by-room search with assistance from a state police K-9 in an attempt to find any possible victims, the Uber driver who drove the woman to Boston alerted police that she may have been the one who fired the shot after overhearing her making a phone call, according to police.
“The Uber driver did the right thing and came back to the station, overheard some incriminating comments from her on a phone call, came back to the station, and gave us an address,” Kyes explained.
Janasia Nelson is due to face a judge on charges of armed robbery, armed assault to rob, larceny, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon after she was taken into custody in Mattapan on Tuesday. Officers said they found her hiding in a closet.
Hotel guest Amiziyh Sam recalled the moment officers knocked on her door.
“They were banging on the door. I came to the door like, ‘What are y’all banging for?’ And they were like, they were just doing checks and stuff,” she said.
By late morning, hotel guests were able to leave as police continued their investigation.
The victim was not hurt.
“He is shaken up due to the close proximity of whatever happened in that elevator,” Kyes said.
No additional information has been released.
Breaking: Chelsea police say woman is under arrest after firing shot in an elevator at the Hampton Inn this morning…victim wasn’t hurt #7news pic.twitter.com/xruHSW3mCw
— Steve Cooper (@scooperon7) March 16, 2021
or around an elevator at that location. A perimeter has been secured in the general area. Officers are currently conducting a room by room search with the assistance of a MSP K-9 in an attempt to locate any possible victims and/or the individual responsible for firing the weapon
— Brian A. Kyes (@MarshalKyes) March 16, 2021
Chelsea Units received a call for shots fired at 10am this morning in an elevator at the Hampton Inn located at 200 Second Street. Units immediately responded and locked the hotel down. No victims have been located at this time. It appears that at least one shot was fired in ..
— Brian A. Kyes (@MarshalKyes) March 16, 2021
Breaking: reports of shots fired inside the Hampton Inn in Chelsea…hotel is in lockdown at the moment..police sweeping the hotel #7news pic.twitter.com/DmwWqvfn7U
— Steve Cooper (@scooperon7) March 16, 2021
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