BOSTON, Mass. — A Boston man was arrested Thursday morning after Roxbury officers responded to a report of a person with a gun in the area of Island Street and Gerald Street.
At approximately 8:33 a.m., officers from District B-2 (Roxbury) were dispatched following a call reporting that a suspect had assaulted a victim and displayed a firearm. Upon arrival, officers quickly located the suspect, identified as Richard Garofalo, 28, of Boston.
During a pat frisk, officers recovered a firearm from Garofalo’s backpack. The weapon was identified as a Smith and Wesson 380 Bodyguard with one round in the chamber and six rounds in the magazine. The serial number on the firearm had been obliterated.
Garofalo was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, carrying a dangerous weapon on a public way, and defacement of a firearm serial number. He is scheduled to be arraigned in Roxbury District Court.
