WORCESTER, MASS. (WHDH) - Police are investigating a double shooting in Worcester early Friday morning that left one person dead.

Officers responding to a reported shooting in the area of 5 Garland St. around 1:20 a.m. learned that two males had been shot in the area of the basketball courts near the rear of Lakeside Apartments, police siad.

Both were taken to a local hospital, where one was pronounced dead. His name has not been released.

The other victim suffered serious injuries.

No additional information was immediately available.

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