East Boston Officers Recovered a Loaded Firearm

At about 9:30 PM, on Thursday, January 2, 2025, officers assigned to District A-7 (East Boston) arrested Luis Guerra-Perez, 19, of East Boston on firearm charges and two 16-year-old Juvenile Males on drug charges.

Officers were on patrol in the area of Meridian Street and Harve Street when they observed a group of individuals walking in the area. Officers exited their cruiser to speak with the group and immediately saw two individuals turn around in an attempt to avoid them.

Officers requested the two individuals to stop and one suspect took off running. Officers were quickly able to stop the suspect and conducted a pat frisk which revealed negative results. Officers broadcasted a description of the group and they were located in the area of Central Square.

Officers conducted a pat frisk of the individuals and recovered an empty twelve round magazine from one of the suspects. Officers also recovered plastic bags of marijuana from the suspects.

Officers began to canvass the flight path of the suspects and located a discarded firearm in a trash can inside a satchel bag. Detectives determined that the firearm was a Taurus GC2 with five rounds in the magazine. Detectives determined that the recovered empty magazine from one of the suspect’s was an exact match to the firearm.

Guerra-Perez was placed under arrest and charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Unlawful Possession of a Large Capacity Feeding Device, and Possession with Intent to Distribute Class D. He is expected to be arraigned in East Boston District Court.

Two 16-year-old Juvenile males were placed under arrest and charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute Class D. They are expected to be arraigned in Boston Juvenile Court.