Boston police ask public for help in identifying potential suspects in shooting incident near Charlestown High School – The Boston Globe

“Group members wishing to help this investigation anonymously can achieve this by calling the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1 (800) 494-TIPS or by texting the phrase ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463),” police mentioned. “The Boston Police Division will stringently guard and shield the identities of all those that want to help this investigation in an nameless method.”

Officers responded at 3:56 p.m. Monday to a 911 name reporting photographs fired close to Polk Avenue and Walford Means, mentioned Sergeant Detective John Boyle, a Boston police spokesman, on Monday night.

Charlestown Excessive Faculty is positioned close by on Medford Avenue between Elm and Polk streets, and the varsity was holding its commencement ceremony on the sphere throughout Medford Avenue from the varsity. Boyle mentioned the gunshots weren’t related to the commencement ceremony, and nobody was injured, although there was “ballistic injury” to 2 autos.

Police recovered ballistic proof on the scene, however no arrests have been made, Boyle mentioned.

“Our commencement celebrations are deeply private to us and it’s devastating that mindless acts of violence locally interrupted what was meant to be a joyous event,” Boston Public Colleges Superintendent Brenda Cassellius mentioned in a press release.

“Our college students and their households work extremely laborious to succeed in this second and to begin their journeys after commencement,” Cassellius continued. “We’re very happy with this class that has been via a lot and but they persevered.”

The ceremony shall be rescheduled, and households shall be notified of the brand new date and time as soon as it’s finalized, the varsity district mentioned.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu mentioned town’s “college students have labored so laborious and their households have poured in a lot to earn the group celebrations at commencement.”

“It’s devastating and unacceptable that acts of violence locally interrupted that second for households in Charlestown right this moment. … We sit up for the rescheduled commemorations within the close to future,” Wu mentioned in a press release.

Suffolk District Lawyer Kevin Hayden reaffirmed his dedication to reducing down the variety of unlawful weapons on town’s streets.

“Bullets fired from unlawful weapons wound our society simply as they wound and kill the individuals who comprise it,” Hayden mentioned in a press release. “Immediately’s broad-daylight capturing close to Charlestown Excessive Faculty, simply as college students, lecturers and fogeys have been gathering for a commencement occasion, is yet one more instance of the perilous mixture of too many unlawful weapons and too many individuals keen to make use of them–anywhere, anytime.”

The incident comes after weapons have been discovered within the backpacks of two college students at Charlestown Excessive final month. The boys, ages 13 and 17, have been taken into custody by police and charged with illegal possession of a firearm. Metallic detectors have been reintroduced on the college the following day.

Materials from prior Globe tales was used on this report.

Travis Andersen might be reached at travis.andersen@globe.com. Observe him on Twitter @TAGlobe.