Keeping our streets safe: 6 guns, 4 separate incidents in 24 hours

In less than 24 hours, six guns were seized during four separate incidents in Boston.  This one was in Southie:

From BPD News:

At about 4:04AM, on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, officers assigned to District C-6 (South Boston) placed a suspect in custody and recovered a loaded firearm after responding to a call for a person with a gun in the area of 112 Southampton Street in South Boston. On arrival, responding officers observed a Massachusetts State Trooper performing a pat frisk of an individual, later identified as Joseph Lee, 35, of South Boston. Officers spoke with a male victim who stated that the suspect had threatened him while displaying a firearm. The victim stated that the suspect had discarded the weapon as officers arrived on scene. The officers went to the indicated location where they recovered a loaded 9mm Ruger P95 firearm at which time the suspect was placed in custody without incident. The suspect will appear in South Boston District Court on charges of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Assault by Means of a Dangerous Weapon and Possession of a Large Capacity Feeding Device.

To read about the other 3 incidents, visit here.