A man has been charged in a shooting on an MBTA bus Monday morning in Boston's Mattapan neighborhood, MBTA Transit Police confirmed Wednesday.
Police were called at 10:25 a.m. for a report of a person shot on board an MBTA bus in the area of 943 Morton Street in Boston. A 30-year-old man suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Ricardo Blake, 35, of Mattapan, was arrested Wednesday morning. He is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon-firearm and other firearms charges.
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Based on early preliminary information, authorities believe the victim and suspect were in a verbal argument before shots were fired.
It was not immediately clear if Blake at an attorney.
Photos from the scene
