BOSTON (WHDH) - Boston police are turning to the public for help as they search for the person who shot and killed a man in Jamaica Plain early Thursday morning.

Officers responding to a report of shots fired in the area of Chestnut Avenue and Hoffman Street about 1:14 a.m. found a male victim suffering from life-threatening gunshot wounds, according to Boston police.

The victim, whose name has not been released, was taken to a nearby hospital where he later died.

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

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