Boston police say a 19-year-old Dorchester man was arrested Tuesday evening after officers spotted him apparently trying to stash a firearm near 70 Wayland Street in Roxbury. According to police, he took off running, cleared a fence and was caught after a brief foot chase. Officers recovered a loaded handgun with an extended high-capacity magazine, and the man was taken into custody.
How Police Say The Roxbury Chase Unfolded
Members of the Boston Police Department’s Youth Violence Strike Force, working with Massachusetts State Police and Transit Police, were on proactive patrol in Roxbury when they say they saw someone trying to conceal a firearm. The person allegedly bolted, jumped a fence into the backyard of a neighboring property and was taken into custody after a short pursuit, according to a release from the Boston Police Department.
Gun, Booking and Charges
The same release states that officers recovered a black Glock 19 (9mm) loaded with 28 rounds in an extended high-capacity magazine and one round in the chamber. Police identified the suspect as Tamerat Edelstein-Rosenberg, 19, of Dorchester, and said he was “booked without incident” and transported to the Nashua Street Jail. He faces charges of carrying a firearm without a license, carrying a loaded firearm without a license, possession of ammunition without an FID card and possession of a large-capacity feeding device, according to the Boston Police Department. He is expected to be arraigned in Roxbury District Court.
Previous Run-ins
This is not Edelstein-Rosenberg’s first encounter with police over a firearm, according to prior reporting. A November 2025 account on Universal Hub describes an earlier Dorchester stop in which officers allegedly recovered a ghost gun and about 21 rounds, leading to separate charges.
Neighborhood Context
The arrest lands in the middle of an ongoing debate over policing in Roxbury, where tactics and accountability are under a microscope. City councillors have pushed for clearer body-camera policies after several high-profile incidents, and coverage from GBH News shows those discussions have intensified as officials juggle calls for tighter oversight with targeted patrols in neighborhoods dealing with gun violence.
