BOSTON — A 44-year-old Mattapan man was arrested Monday night after officers responded to gunshots detected by the city’s ShotSpotter system in Roxbury.
Officers assigned to District B-2 responded to the area of Washington Park at 150 Martin Luther King Boulevard at about 9:20 p.m. July 21 for a report of shots fired.
Boston Police Operations advised officers of multiple ShotSpotter activations in the area.
Upon arrival, officers located ballistic evidence in the area of Mayfair Street.
Detectives began monitoring video surveillance in the area and were able to broadcast a description of a suspect seen discharging a firearm.
The suspect was quickly stopped by officers on scene and placed into handcuffs.
Detectives were able to track the suspect on camera placing a firearm inside of a backpack, which was located where he was apprehended.
A search of the bag revealed a Glock 42 with no rounds in the chamber or magazine.
Detectives also located mushrooms from inside the backpack.
Lamar Wright, 44, of Mattapan, was placed under arrest and is expected to be arraigned in Roxbury District Court.
Wright faces charges of unlawful possession of a firearm, carrying a loaded firearm on a public way, unlawful possession of ammunition, discharge of a firearm within 500 feet of a building, possession of a firearm without FID card and unlawful possession of Class C substances.
