SHREWSBURY – An 18-year-old from Milford faces firearm charges after Shrewsbury police reportedly found a loaded handgun in a vehicle during a traffic stop.
On Sunday, July 14, at around 3:19 a.m., a Shrewsbury officer saw a vehicle driving on Route 9 and pulled it over in the parking lot of Tavern in the Square.
According to a press release from the Shrewsbury Police Department, there were six people in the car. When the car stopped, two of the occupants fled on foot.
An officer reported seeing a passenger in the backseat trying to conceal a bag under the passenger seat. Police said that when the occupants were out of the car, they found the bag, which contained a 9mm handgun that was loaded with eight rounds of ammunition.
Nicolas Alves-Santos, 18, of Milford, was charged with possession of a firearm without a license; carrying a loaded firearm without a license’ possession of ammunition without a license; and improper storage of a firearm.
