BOSTON (WHDH) - Police launched a death investigation after a woman was fatally shot in Roxbury late Tuesday night.

Officers responding to a reported shooting in the area of Circuit Street and Walnut Avenue just after 11:30 p.m. found a woman with a gunshot wound, according to Boston police.

She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Her name has not been released.

This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

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