Crime & Safety

1 Arrested In Malden After Fight With BB Gun

The fight resulted in a heavy police presence on Converse Avenue Thursday after it was reported someone had a gun.

MALDEN, MA β€” One person was arrested following a fight involving a BB gun in Malden Thursday. A heavy police presence responded to the Converse Avenue area for a report of a fight involving a firearm.

It was later determined that the "firearm" was a BB gun capable of firing metallic pellets. One person, a 33-year-old Everett man, was arrested and charged with two felony counts of assault and battery, involving a BB gun and a knife.

The suspect was not identified by name.

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