Crime & Safety

Gunfire In Holliston Leads To Framingham Arrest

A 20-year-old Framingham man was arrested Thursday on weapons charges after the incident in Holliston.

Local police arrested Joshua Rosario, 20, on Tuesday in Framingham.
Local police arrested Joshua Rosario, 20, on Tuesday in Framingham. (Neal McNamara/Patch)

FRAMINGHAM, MA — A shooting outside a home in Holliston on Thursday afternoon led to a foot chase and arrest in Framingham involving multiple local police departments.

Just before 2 p.m. Thursday, Holliston police responded to a 911 call reporting gunfire at a home along Westfield Drive. When police arrived, the victim told officers that he had gotten into a fight with the gunman.

About an hour later, Sherborn police spotted a vehicle that matched the description from the Holliston shooting. The vehicle traveled into Framingham, and officers pursued the driver to Beaver Park Road. After a foot chase, Framingham police arrested Joshua Rosario, 20, of Hayes Street, and charged him with resisting arrest, carrying a gun without a license and possession of ammunition with a license.

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Holliston police are pursuing separate charges against Rosario: assault with a dangerous weapon, armed assault with intent to rob, assault and battery, firing a gun within 500 feet of a building, attempting to commit a crime and carrying a gun without a license.

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