A teenager was detained by police after assaulting an employee at a CVS store in Boston's Allston neighborhood on Sunday.
Boston police said they responded to a report of a disturbance at the CVS on Brighton Avenue at 6:22 p.m. Upon arrival, officers interviewed the victim, who reported that a group of teens had been causing a disturbance in the store by knocking over items and using inappropriate language toward the staff and other customers.
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When employees asked the group to leave, police said one of the teens brandished a gel BB gun and assaulted the victim. The employee did not require hospitalization.
Following an investigation, police located the group of teens at a nearby fast food restaurant, where they also recovered the gel BB gun. The teenage suspect was taken into custody and later releasted to a parent. Police didn't say what, if any, charges the teen faces.
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