BOSTON (WHDH) - Police have launched an investigation into a deadly shooting in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood early Saturday morning, officials said.

Officers responding to a reported shooting in the area of 37 Almont St. around 3:18 a.m. found a man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Boston police. His name has not been released.

One other person was injured in the shooting, but is expected to survive.

The incident was one of three shootings that happened across Boston overnight Friday. The other shootings took place at Downtown Crossing and in downtown Boston. The victims of those shootings are expected to be OK, according to police.

One arrest has been made between the three incidents, in connection with the downtown Boston shooting .

All of the shootings remain under investigation.

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

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