5 Guns Recovered, 4 Men Arrested, 1 Officer Hit By Car: Boston PD

BOSTON, MA — The day after a young man was fatally shot in Roxbury, Boston Police officers recovered five guns around the city and arrested four men on separate gun-related charges ranging from assault with intent to murder to unlawful possession of a firearm. An officer was reportedly hit by a car and a cruiser slammed into by one of the men who was attempting to escape, according to police.

So far this year, there have been at least three shootings in Boston and one fatal shooting.

About 7 p.m. on Wednesday, police arrested Christopher Chavis, 32, of Dorchester and charged him with unlawful possession of firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, and possession with intent to distribute class D drugs. Chavis is expected to be arraigned in Dorchester District Court.

As part of an ongoing drug investigation, officers conducted a traffic stop near Geneva Avenue and Park Street in Dorchester. While speaking to the driver, officers noticed the man to be extremely nervous during their interaction and while looking for his registration inside of the glove compartment. Officers asked the man to step out of the vehicle to which he did. At this time, officers saw the handle of a firearm inside of the man's coat pocket.

Officers recovered a black Lorcin 380 semi-automatic firearm loaded with six rounds of live ammunition. Further investigation led to the discovery of 12 individual plastic bags containing a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana as well as some cash.

About 15 minutes later in that same area, officers approached to speak with a group of men, one of the individuals, later identified as Davonne Manor, 24, of Roxbury, suddenly took of running while clutching at the right side of the waistband. Officers ran after the man and placed him in custody after a brief struggle and police recovered a 9mm Glock 19 with an extended magazine loaded with 31 rounds of ammunition, police said.

Manor is scheduled to appear in Dorchester District Court on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, carrying a loaded firearm and possession of a large capacity feeding device and resisting arrest.

And not a half an hour later at officers assigned to the Youth Violence Strike Force arrested Adrian Ferguson, 29, of Dorchester on numerous charges during an incident that originated in the area of 5 Salisbury Park in Dorchester.

The officers were conducting a drug investigation when they approached a stopped car that that had backed into a parking area on the street. Upon seeing the officers, the driver suddenly accelerated toward them, hitting one of the officers as he attempted to get out of the way, causing the rear passenger window on the driver’s side to shatter.

The officer, who was not seriously injured, began to run after the car, which then hit a police cruiser that had been positioned at Park Street to block the potential path of flight.

Police said the driver got out of the car and started to run off with a firearm in his right hand. Officers ran after the man, finally stopping him in the area of Dorchester Avenue and Lincoln Street at which time a violent struggle ensued, police said.

Once the man was in custody, officers were able to recover a loaded.380 caliber Ruger handgun with a laser sight which the man had discarded in the area of 286 Adams St. Officers continued their investigation which led to the recovery of one small plastic bag and two large plastic bags of cocaine with a combined weight of about 40 grams along with other evidence from the front passenger seat of the car.

Ferguson is scheduled to appear in Dorchester District Court on a number of charges, including unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, carrying a loaded firearm, assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon and trafficking class B drugs.

Two hours later officers arrested Yusuf Mohamed, 19, of South Boston, on firearm related charges in the area of 4 Orton Marotta Way in South Boston.

Police said the arrest came during the investigation into a non-fatal shooting of a man on New Years Eve, near 1439 Dorchester Ave. Officers executed a search warrant which led to the recovery of a 5.7 caliber FN Herstal handgun as well as a loaded .380 caliber Ruger LCP handgun with a laser sight. Mohamed is scheduled to appear in Dorchester District Court on numerous charges including assault with intent to murder, assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition.

What else is being done to address gun violence?

The mayor's office just released three legislative proposals regarding guns.

An Act to Prevent Gun Violence: would require medical professionals to ask patients about the presence of guns in their homes, with the goal of identifying red flags that could indicate risks related to suicide, domestic violence or child access to guns.
An Act to Support the Solving of Gun Crimes: would require all Massachusetts police to enter ballistic information for every crime gun into the National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN). Entering information on all crime guns into this database, following the lead of New Jersey and Delaware, would help law enforcement professionals spot patterns that would better help them prioritize investigations.
An Act Related to the Transportation of Illegal Firearms: would allow police to fine owners of vehicles found to contain illegal firearms, and impound those vehicles. Revenue produced by these fines would fund violence prevention measures in each municipality.

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