Overview
- Stoneham officers detained a high school senior after a 7 a.m. Monday 911 report of a person with a gun hiding on Gerry Street.
- Body-camera video released Thursday shows officers arriving with guns drawn for a moment and ordering the teen to the ground.
- Police determined the item was a look-alike water pistol used for a senior "assassin" game and released the student after calling his parents.
- Chief James O'Connor praised the responding officers' calm approach and framed the incident as a quickly resolved misunderstanding.
- The Stoneham High principal warned families that such toys are banned on campus and that the game can set off dangerous police responses.