BOSTON (WHDH) - Three men were placed under arrest Saturday after a reported fight involving a person with a gun in Boston, officials said.
Officers responding to the incident on Butler Street around 7:15 p.m. found three suspects matching a description given by police radio on Richview Street, officials said.
All three fled the scene on foot and attempted to jump the fence in a nearby backyard, police said.
Officers caught up with the suspects after a brief pursuit and arrested Darrin Brack, 20, of South Boston, Dominic Farrell, 19, of Dorchester, and Jonathan Albert, 19, of Quincy.
Officers recovered a loaded gun, an undisclosed amount of cash and a digital scale covered in a white powdery substance, police said.
Farrell is accused of pulling the gun from his backpack and is being charged with possession with intent to distribute class B drug, assault by means of a dangerous weapon, buying/receiving/concealing stolen goods, and unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, police said.
Brack is being charged with possession of a class B drug, disturbing the peace and trespassing and Albert is facing similar charges.
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