Kid Out On Bail Charged With Firing Gun Outside Burlington Apartment Complex

A teenager who was already out on bail for another alleged crime now faces several felony charges after police say he fired a gun at someone he was supposed to meet in Burlington earlier this month. Part of the description the victim gave to investigators was the shooter wore a GPS-monitoring bracelet.

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Josh Lanier

10/27/2023 1:28 p.m.

Police were able to trace down the alleged shooter to a teen who has an open case in Bristol County, authorities said.

State troopers arrested the boy, who police did not name, on Tuesday, Oct. 24, in the backseat of a car in Boston. He had a large amount of cash and marijuana and a loaded pistol, authorities said.

Suffolk County officials charged him with:

Carrying a loaded firearm
Possession of a firearm
Possession of ammunition without an FID card
Possession of a large-capacity feeding device
Possession with intent to distribute a class D substance

In Middlesex County, he is charged with

Armed assault to murder
Attempted assault and battery with a firearm
Discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building

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