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Guy tries to settle South End traffic argument by shooting the other guy's car; now he faces arraignment, police say

By adamg on Sat, 12/07/2024 - 6:25pm

Boston Police report arresting a man they say shot at another motorist's car after the two had some sort of road-rage incident on East Berkeley Street near Harrison Avenue in the South End shortly before 10:40 p.m. on Friday.

Upon arrival, officers observed two vehicles stopped at the intersection of Harrison Avenue and East Berkeley Street. Officers made contact with the operator of the suspect’s vehicle and placed him into handcuffs.

Officers immediately observed a firearm inside the vehicle, and requested detectives to respond to the scene. The firearm was later determined to be a Springfield Hellcat with one round in the chamber, and eight rounds in the magazine. After a search incident to arrest, officers located a box of ammunition, and holster from inside the vehicle.

Officers were advised that the incident originated at Albany Street and East Berkeley Street. Officers were told that an argument ensued following a road rage incident, and the suspect shot at the victim’s vehicle.

Police charged Furtado, who had a license for the gun, with assault with a dangerous weapon and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling.

He is scheduled for arraignment Monday in Boston Municipal Court.

Innocent, etc.

Neighborhoods: 
South End
Topics: 
Crime
Free tagging: 
Guns
East Berkeley Street


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Comments

By Lee on Sat, 12/07/2024 - 6:47pm.

… when I was waiting for the 11.

So the shooter had a license for his gun. Probably a license to drive also. Take both weapons and the licenses to use them away from him forever. Glad he’s in custody.

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By HighGuard on Sat, 12/07/2024 - 8:36pm.

Literally right next to my building, didn't hear a thing

By hydeparkish on Sun, 12/08/2024 - 7:26am.

Ir's so sad. People get so angry when driving if you take to long at a stop sign and give you the finger.

We are in big trouble as a society....

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By Friartuck on Sun, 12/08/2024 - 8:29am.

The folks who keep their heads down texting and watching reels while in rush hour traffic, missing green lights or keeping 200 feet of distance between themselves and the next car do actually deserve a middle finger (as do most Prius or Tesla drivers, because they're averaging 15 mph below the speed limit.

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By Lee on Sun, 12/08/2024 - 8:45am.

The maximum speed allowed when conditions are optimal. Not the required speed. Relax.

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By eddie van halen on Sun, 12/08/2024 - 10:02am.

being an inconsiderate a-hole.

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By Lee on Sun, 12/08/2024 - 9:08am.

…. their handhelds don’t deserve the finger.
They deserve to be pulled over and given a ticket with a hefty fine.

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By eddie van halen on Sun, 12/08/2024 - 12:26pm.

honked up their ass (and maybe the finger). Because police officers don't walk in the street looking inside vehicles that are stopped at red lights.

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By sartreswaiter on Sun, 12/08/2024 - 9:28am.

Here I did a double take because to me Tesla drivers are some of the biggest a-holes on the road right up there with BMW drivers. The idea that they go 15 under is to me shocking.

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By eddie van halen on Sun, 12/08/2024 - 9:58am.

the passing lane on the highway. Sheer arrogance

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By SwirlyGrrl on Sun, 12/08/2024 - 4:58pm.

You are a cause of traffic. Moving slowly isn't a big deal if you practice proper time management.

Either lose the entitlement or lose the license. You don't have a right to drive and you don't have a right to bully other drivers because you think you are extra special.

By robo on Sun, 12/08/2024 - 6:17pm.

https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter89/Sect...

The law states that whenever vehicles travel at or below the speed limit and impede the flow of other traffic in the left lane, they will receive a fine. Here in Massachusetts drivers receive a $100 fine.

By SwirlyGrrl on Sun, 12/08/2024 - 7:55pm.

On a city street there is no "passing lane". Just a double parking lane and a travel lane. Speed limit? Lol. How long you lived here?

Driving is a privilege, not a right. Repeat that, often. Impeding traffic? Your car parked in a bike lane is impeding traffic, as is all illegal parking in a travel lane.

Deal with other people existing and being in the way of Robo the Special Royal Princex or just don't drive in the city. One reason I bike as much as possible is I hate driving in urban spaces. And when I do drive? I know I'm part of the traffic issue and leave my entitlement at home.

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By ScottB on Mon, 12/09/2024 - 5:57pm.

It doesn't just apply to the freeway, it applies to "all ways."

Part of "leav[ing your] entitlement at home" is being attentive while behind the wheel and driving at or near the posted limit if conditions safely permit it. The public way is a shared resource.

By cinnamngrl on Mon, 12/09/2024 - 5:59pm.

All ways do not have a passing lane.

By eddie van halen on Sun, 12/08/2024 - 9:43am.

giving someone the finger or honking the horn and shooting a firearm at someone's car. Simply displaying anger and behaving violently are two different things. Anger is a normal human emotion and is often justifiable.

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By Lee on Sun, 12/08/2024 - 10:36am.

…. violent act in the ears of everyone around you. Stick to finger games, please.

By eddie van halen on Sun, 12/08/2024 - 12:22pm.

is your idea of a violent act, you may have lived a pampered life. I've seen a lot of violence in my life and horn honking doesn't count. I would question someone's choice to live or work in Boston or any major Northeast metro area if it really bothered them.

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By Lee on Sun, 12/08/2024 - 12:32pm.

Just tone it down, cowboy.

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By eddie van halen on Sun, 12/08/2024 - 12:35pm.

I'm not the least bit "toned up." I'm also not a cowboy.

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By Lee on Sun, 12/08/2024 - 4:14pm.

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By eddie van halen on Sun, 12/08/2024 - 4:36pm.

Nancy Namecaller ;-)

By Lee on Sun, 12/08/2024 - 4:48pm.

Touché.

By cinnamngrl on Mon, 12/09/2024 - 8:47am.

Apparently anticipating all the idiots parked at green light staring at their phone.

By Lee on Mon, 12/09/2024 - 10:27am.

Not for venting frustration.

That’s why there are laws against it.

By cybah on Sun, 12/08/2024 - 10:38am.

Like I've been saying.. we live in "I got mine, so fuck everyone else" attitude in society today.

Everyone is absolutely nasty to everyone else these days. It just doesn't happen while driving, but everywhere else.. at the grocery store, on the T, inside Dunkies. Anywhere people are pitted against each other (i.e. driving, waiting in line), people just turn nasty.

Yeah thats sorta been like that forever, but the difference is people snap so fast now. And people aren't remorseful about it when they do it. They just do not care.

Sadly its going to get worse, looking at the incoming administration and their 'anti-wokeness', 'in your face' strategy, is just going to pour more gas on this fire.

When we stop caring and being nice to each other, its when society starts to break down. "United we stand, divided we fall" seems to apply here.

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By eddie van halen on Sun, 12/08/2024 - 12:30pm.

shows that Boston alone owns Boston's selfishness and miserable behavior. It is not at all significantly influenced by the incoming administration.

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By perruptor on Sun, 12/08/2024 - 11:28pm.

If you seriously believe that there are zero trumpists in Boston, I think you are mistaken.

By eddie van halen on Mon, 12/09/2024 - 6:46am.

So you're wrong. Comment was about who drives the dominant culture in Boston. It's not anything significantly related to the "incoming administration" or the politics related to it. Harris received 4 times more votes in Boston than did Donald Trump.

50K vs 200K

In 2020 it was 42K vs 225K

Those are only the numbers of those who show up at the polls. Now generalize those numbers to the entire Boston population (or don't for that matter) and tell me which political ideology is more significantly associated with the people who predominantly drive the culture here.

I could also say if you think that people who vote Democrat and are "woke" (whatever that *really*means) are also generally more orderly and selfless purveyors of peace and love you are probably sadly mistaken. If the argument is that the "anti woke" philosophy (again, whatever that really means) will significantly impact any of that, all I can do is laugh out loud. Boston will continue to do whatever its been doing in that regard. It also sounds more like saying if you disagree with our philosophy you're the problem, which sort of underscores and exemplifies the problem of division and selfishness identified in the original post. It can also be exemplified in numerous other ways.

By perruptor on Mon, 12/09/2024 - 7:50am.

See the timestamps on your comment and my reply. Looks like you added the "significantly" part, which qualifies what was an unqualified claim that none of Boston behavior was influenced by the incoming administration. So I stand by my reply to your original claim, and none of your reply to my comment makes me "wrong". If you can't justify your claims without dishonestly altering them, there's no point to having a discussion with you.

By eddie van halen on Mon, 12/09/2024 - 8:40am.

but I don't think I changed the original meaning of the post. You took my use of the word "any" to a literal level, and I merely clarified my meaning. When talking about cause/effect sociological and other social science issues it's generally understood that there are few, if any, absolutes. Effects are "likely" or "not likely" based on what is statistically significant. If you really believe that an undefined "anti woke" posture by the incoming administration will impact the Boston driving or civility culture in any measurable way then all I can say is have at it. I think that's outlandish based on the above. The culture is owned part and parcel by those living here.

But you're certainly entitled to your opinion and you can rest with a win on your pettifogging, if that's all you have to offer here. If you want to go there, I never said there are "zero" Trump voters here I said the culture won't be impacted by the incoming administration. We can play those meaningless games all day.

By Lee on Mon, 12/09/2024 - 10:30am.

Maybe to just draw more attention to your posts by making them show as new.

But it has been noticed. So use the the option judiciously if you don’t want to be called out on it.

By eddie van halen on Mon, 12/09/2024 - 12:11pm.

but usually for typing errors or clarifying. I'm not here to bicker about picayune things so if editing bothers you, I'd suggest ignoring my posts.

By Lee on Mon, 12/09/2024 - 12:19pm.

I can’t let my spelling and grammar mistakes go unedited either.

Another commenter pointed out to me that you can type a content edit below and indicate it’s a edit. It’s only fair to anyone who has already responded to the original comment.

By eddie van halen on Mon, 12/09/2024 - 12:25pm.

you've made conclusions about my emotions, based on nothing but a simple written response. I'm not toned up and I'm not touchy simply because I responded to you. I also admitted that I made the edit so I don't see anything unfair. Maybe spend more time "doing you" and less time doing others?

By Lee on Mon, 12/09/2024 - 12:49pm.

Maybe you should take your own advice and just ignore MY posts.

By eddie van halen on Mon, 12/09/2024 - 1:01pm.

until you respond to me. And you do a lot of that. And it often involves assessing my emotions or giving me advice on how/what I should be doing here.

By TiminSouthie on Sun, 12/08/2024 - 11:46am.

Disclaimer - the lanes over the 4th St. Bridge to E Berkley across Albany and through Harrison to South Washington could only have been inspired by Dali and the surrealist movement.

From under the bridge, Car A was sitting in traffic trying to get across Albany. Until E Berkley starts, there is space and a lane on Car A's right for another car. There is no place for that car to go once you get across Albany - there's a building with some sort of a drop off space and also there is street parking / delivery parking.

Someone tried to cut in and the unpleasantness ensued.

People do get fired up about it and it doesn't happen as often as I would have guessed.

By eddie van halen on Sun, 12/08/2024 - 1:30pm.

for decades. I believe that lane was to turn right on to Albany before it was one way.

By MC Slim JB on Mon, 12/09/2024 - 7:01am.

a week), the targeted driver used the left lane to hit the intersection of Harrison and E. Berkeley more quickly than sitting through a light cycle or two in the center or right lanes, *despite knowing* it is a clearly marked left-turn-only lane, then cutting right into the center lane at the last second to continue on E. Berkeley. It's worse after 6pm, when the right lane goes from a tow zone to two-hour guest parking, so there's only one proper lane for through traffic.

It's garden-variety selfish-Masshole-driver behavior, which for the sake of my blood pressure I learned to let roll off me decades ago. A younger me getting cut off that way would have blasted the horn, pegged a finger, and offered some choice words at volume out a rolled-down window.

A girlfriend from those days told me my aggressive driving scared her, made me look like a lunatic. Glad to have heard it then. Letting it all go has changed my life for the better. Masshole drivers have to do something utterly reckless and life-threatening to get me to raise an eyebrow behind the wheel anymore.

By TiminSouthie on Mon, 12/09/2024 - 11:27am.

That's the other scenario that covers the entitled people who think they shouldn't have to wait.

I had the same journey as you with the driving aggression. Stay safe!

By eddie van halen on Tue, 12/10/2024 - 9:35am.

by the plethora of drivers now who delay getting through the light because they are not paying attention or just don't give a shit about people behind them. So what happens is that a light cycle designed to get 6-8 cars through it before it changes to red results in only 3 cars getting through, thereby infuriating the drivers behind them.

By necturus on Mon, 12/09/2024 - 9:12am.

The only way this will stop is when people become so afraid of the consequences of being caught with a gun that they won't dare get one.

By eddie van halen on Mon, 12/09/2024 - 9:37am.

It won't stop until we find a cure for all emotional and psychological problems that could trigger this behavior. You don't fear consequences of carrying when when you have a license to carry, nor when you're a sociopath or have other mental issues regardless of your license status. This is a behavioral issue.