Police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in East Boston early Sunday morning.
According to police, officers responded to a radio call for a person shot on Falcon Street around 1:30 a.m.
When officers arrived, they found an unidentified man suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.
The victim was transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
The shooting marks the city’s first homicide of 2016.
Police are still working to identify the victim.
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