Police: Victim Claimed Handgun Displayed in Argument

Boston Police responded to a report of a verbal dispute which turned violent on Walford Way on Monday, April 26.

Upon arrival, officers observed two people shouting at each other. Officers spoke to the victim, who gave conflicting stories about threats with gun. At first, the victim stated that a gun was brandished that day.

The victim then told police that the suspect had shown him a gun a few days ago. The victim told police that he and the suspect had an ongoing hostile history. Both the suspect and the victim were not forthcoming about information regarding the current issue or the past conflicts.

On April 22, the victim said that he was walking near O’Meara Court, when the suspect began yelling at him and followed him to Walford Way.

According to the victim, the suspect lifted his sweater and displayed the black handle of a firearm tucked into his waistband. The victim claimed that the suspect shouted “I’m going to use it on you,” and then ran away.

The victim claimed that he had seen the suspect since this instance and there were no further instances.