BOSTON (WHDH) - Authorities are investigating after a double shooting left one man dead and another injured in Dorchester early Thursday morning.
Officers responding to a report of a person shot in the area of 68 Whitefield St. around 2:30 a.m. found two men suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, according to Boston police.
Both victims were transported to a local hospital, where one of the men later died. His name has not been released.
The second victim’s injuries are said to be non-life-threatening.
Family members of the man who died showed up at the crime scene and said that they could not believe what had happened.
“It’s just a lot right now. It’s a lot,” his cousin, Cherey Rise, said. “The world is going through a lot right now, so I feel like my family really can’t catch a break. I don’t even know what to say.”
The shooting remains under investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call Boston police homicide detectives at 617-343-4470.
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