Crime & Safety

Westland Ave. Residents Attacked in Home Invasion

Two victims were assaulted with a firearm just after midnight Friday.

Police are investigating a Westland Avenue home invasion that resulted with two victims being assaulted with a firearm.

Police out of the D-4 (South End) district responded to 65 Westland Ave. where the two victims told them two black males demanding money assaulted them, according to a Boston Police Facebook post.

The suspects then began to assault the victims with a firearm, the blog says.

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One of the suspects is described as being approximately 6-foot-2 wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt with black writing on the front, blue jeans, and dark blue/white Nike Air Force sneakers, the other is described as approximately 6-feet wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and camouflage cargo shorts.

Detectives recovered an ammunition clip from the scene which contained a live round, the post says.

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A female was arrested at the scene for outstanding warrants.

Those with information are urged to call District D-4 (South End) detectives at 617-343-5619. Community members wishing to assist this investigation anonymously can do so by calling CrimeStoppers at 1(800) 494-TIPS or by texting the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463). 

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