Thursday, 4:30 PM
Police arrest two in Charlestown High School shooting
By Suzanne Smalley and Maria Cramer, Globe Staff
Police arrested two high school students today in connection with an incident Thursday in Charlestown in which shots were fired at students walking to school.
Boston police took a 15-year-old male from Charlestown and a 16-year-old male from Dorchester into custody this morning on an array of charges including assault with intent to murder.
The suspects, who police did not identify because of their age, are scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon in Boston Juvenile Court. They are both students at Charlestown High School, police said.
The shots were fired shortly after 7.30 a.m. Thursday at three students on their way to Charlestown High School. The students were not hurt. Investigators recovered shell casings at the scene.
The teens have also been charged with assault by means of a dangerous weapon, discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a school, carrying a loaded firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm, and unlawful possession of ammunition.
