Jamaica Plain man charged with shooting at police officers held without bail pending dangerousness hearing
BOSTON, July 16, 2026 – A Jamaica Plain man is being held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing later this month after shooting at officers during a foot chase in Dorchester Wednesday night, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced.
RASIEL CARBUCCIA, 20, of Jamaica Plain was arraigned today in Dorchester BMC on two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, one count of carrying a firearm without a license, carrying a loaded firearm without a license, discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building, trespassing, possession of a large capacity firearm, possession of a covert or undetectable firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, and possession of a large capacity feeding device.
Judge Thomas Kaplanes ordered Carbuccia held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing July 28.
Prosecutors said at approximately 9:11 p.m. on July 15, Boston police responded to a radio call for an officer in trouble in the area of Devon Street and Laredo Street in Dorchester.
Prior to arrival, officers broadcasted that they were engaged in a foot pursuit following a subject stop at Devon Street and Laredo Street. The officers further stated that the suspect, later identified as Carbuccia, had discharged a firearm in their direction. Carbuccia was described as wearing a light blue sweatshirt and was last seen fleeing on foot down Devon Street toward Normandy Street, cutting through backyards between Devon Street and Stanwood Street.
Officers from multiple districts responded to canvass the area. Officers located Carbuccia matching the description in the area of Stanwood Street. Carbuccia attempted to flee on foot, jumping fences and ignoring commands to stop, before continuing toward Blue Hill Avenue through the rear of residences along Stanwood Street. Officers apprehended Carbuccia in the rear of 8 Stanwood Street, where he was safely placed into custody.
Following the arrest, officers conducted a welfare check on both officers to ensure that neither had sustained injuries. Both officers were subsequently transported to a local hospital for further evaluation.
Officers secured a crime scene spanning from Devon Street and Laredo Street to Blue Hill Avenue and conducted a canvass for evidence along the suspect’s flight path. During that canvass, officers recovered a discarded firearm in the rear of 71 Devon Street, directly within Carbuccia’s path of flight. Officers also recovered a projectile in the street at Devon Street and Laredo Street and identified ballistic damage to the windshield of a Boston Police cruiser.
The recovered firearm was determined to be a ghost gun bearing no serial number. It contained one spent shell casing lodged in the chamber and 16 live rounds within a large-capacity magazine.
A CJIS query revealed that Carbuccia had an arrest warrant out of Roxbury for assault with a dangerous weapon.
“Shooting at one of our police officers is absolutely intolerable and we will do everything in our power to hold this young man fully accountable for his reprehensible actions. I am grateful that no officers were injured and I praise all the officers who responded for handling this dangerous incident so efficiently and professionally,” Hayden said.
All charged individuals are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s office serves the communities of Boston, Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop. Our office handles more than 20,000 cases a year. Nearly 160 assistant district attorneys practice in nine district and municipal courts, Suffolk Superior Court, the Massachusetts Appeals Court, the Boston and Chelsea Juvenile Courts and the Supreme Judicial Court. Our office employs some 300 people and offers a wide range of services and programs for anyone encountering the criminal justice system. We are committed to educating the public about our mission and services while focusing on crime prevention to keep the residents, workers and visitors of Suffolk County safe.
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