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Man shot in Dorchester; 19-year-old arrested – NBC Boston


Man shot in Dorchester; 19-year-old arrested – NBC Boston

A man was injured in a shooting in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood on Saturday night, and a 19-year-old is facing charges.

Boston police said officers responded to a report of a person shot in the area of ​​Castlegate Road and Normandy Street around 9:55 p.m. and found a victim with a gunshot wound.

The man was taken to a local hospital, police said. His injuries were not life-threatening.

When investigators began monitoring cameras in the area, they saw a possible suspect exit a vehicle, walk up a driveway, and then flee. Officers on scene searched the area and found a discarded firearm, later determined to be a Cande Mefe Century Arms LNK 9X19 with a spent cartridge case in the chamber and twelve rounds in the 18-round magazine.

Officers searching for the suspect managed to locate him in the area of ​​Columbia Road 28 and immediately arrested him.

Demanni White-Tharps of Quincy was arrested on several weapons charges, including illegal possession of a firearm, illegal possession of ammunition, illegal possession of a large capacity feeding device, discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling, and assault with a firearm.

White-Tharps is expected to be arraigned in Dorchester District Court. It was initially unclear whether he had a lawyer.

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