BOSTON (WHDH) - Boston police have identified the victim of a shooting Thursday night in Dorchester.

Officers responding to a person shot after 11 p.m. on Woodrow Avenue found Marcos Blanco, 42, suffering from an apparent gun wound, police said.

He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Boston Police Homicide Detectives at 617-343-4470.

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