BROCKTON, MASS. (WHDH) - An investigation got underway in Brockton Thursday night after a man was shot in the parking lot of Brockton’s Westgate Mall, police said.

Brockton police said the 21-year-old victim was “critically injured” in the shooting. After being dropped off at a local hospital, police said, he was stabilized and taken to a separate medical facility in Boston. 

Police said the shooting happened in “an outer perimeter parking area” at the mall. 

Officers first responded to the scene at 11:56 p.m. and an investigation was ongoing as of early Friday afternoon. 

Police asked anyone with information about the shooting to contact investigators at 508-941-0234. 

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