WORCESTER – Police were dispatched to Vernon Street and View Street in response to an exchange of gunfire around 8 PM on Tuesday, July 6.
The report indicated that a passenger in a Jeep was shooting at two individuals on mopeds and one of those on a moped was returning fire.
An officer found two individuals matching the description of the two moped riders on Green Street a short time later. When approached by police, both ran. One threw a fanny pack over a fence on Green Street.
Police arrested both after a short pursuit on foot. Both were 15-year-old males.
One teen faces charges of:
- Unlawful Carry of a Firearm
- Unlawful Carry of a Loaded Firearm
- Possession of a Ammunition without an FID Card
- Possession of a Large Capacity Firearm
- Possession of a Large Capacity Feeding Device
- Discharging a Firearm within 500 Feet of a Building
The second teen faces charges of:
- Possession of a Large Capacity Feeding Device
- Possession of Ammunition without an FID Card
Both received motor vehicle citations.