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Several boys playing at a baseball field found what they believed to be a gun. They did the right thing, they didn’t touch it and instead told a parent who called 9-1-1. Officers determined it was actually a BB gun that was the same shape and size as an actual handgun.
On Friday, September 25, 2020 at 1:15pm Officers were sent to Hersey Field on Thaxter Street for a report that several kids had found a gun hidden in the woods. Three 13-year-old boys had been playing baseball at the field and went into the adjoining woods looking for their baseball when they found what looked like a black handgun hidden between two trees. They did not touch the gun and instead told one a parent. The parent looked at it and then called 9-1-1. Officers could see it was actually a BB gun and removed it.
These boys did the right thing in not touching what they believed was a gun and instead telling an adult. A photo of the BB gun (in the bottom of the picture) they found is compared to our service weapon carried by Hingham Officers. We encourage parents to use this as a discussion about what to do if their child finds a firearm (including while in a home). Contact P.I.O. Sgt. Steven Dearth
