DORCHESTER, MASS. (WHDH) - Boston police announced an arrest Monday in connection with one of several shootings in the city Sunday night.
Aquan Hudson, 24, of Brockton was arrested on charges of armed assault with intent to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and unlawful possession of a firearm, according to police.
Officers responding to a reported shooting in the area of 92 Westview Street around 8:40 p.m. Sunday found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was treated for serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Police Commissioner Michael Cox announced Sunday afternoon there would be an increased police presence in the most affected areas.
“We have an academy class that just graduated out very recently,” Cox said. “So the 100+ officers we just gained, we are going to use a good portion of those numbers to make sure that we have officers walking in certain areas of the city that are more impacted by this recent uptick in violence.”
“Right now we need to have a presence in certain areas, to make people feel safe,” Cox said.
Mayor Michelle Wu spoke as well, and thanked city workers and first responders for their efforts. She also spoke of her confidence in ongoing efforts toward public safety.
“We see how hard of a night our city went through yesterday evening,” Wu said. “Even as Boston’s community partnerships and community policing strategies and research and on-the-ground hard work continue to pay off, overall, the statistics year after year continue to show Boston on the decline in terms of our public safety incidents.”
Hudson is being held without bail and will be arraigned in Dorchester District Court.
No arrests have been made in the Mattapan double shooting, or the Hyde Park triple shooting, but police said the investigations are ongoing.
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