14-Year-Old Arrested After Ghost Gun Found at Boston High School

Overview

• Police say School Engagement Unit officers and a school resource officer responded after someone reported a student in possession of a firearm and found the youth in the school office.
• The 14-year-old from Roxbury was arrested Wednesday after officers frisked him and recovered a loaded Smith & Wesson 'ghost gun' with no serial number tucked in his waistband.
• Officials said the weapon held 10 rounds of live ammunition and that there is no indication the firearm was used on school property.
• The student faces juvenile charges including unlawful possession of a firearm, carrying a loaded firearm on school grounds, possession without a license, and possession of ammunition without an FID card and is expected to be arraigned in Boston Juvenile Court.
• Ghost guns are typically assembled by individuals and lack serial numbers, which makes them hard to trace and complicates school safety efforts, a concern sharpened by a similar arrest at Snowden in 2024.