BOSTON (WHDH) - Boston police launched an investigation outside of Boston Medical Center after a shooting left one man dead and another injured early Thursday morning.
Officers responding to a call for shots fired at 58 Percival St. in Dorchester around 12:45 p.m. found ballistic evidence and damage, police said.
About 10 minutes later, a deceased shooting victim and another man who suffered non-life-threatening injuries somehow got to Boston Medical Center in a car, police said.
The car, which appeared to have a bullet holes, was eventually towed away from the hospital.
No additional details have been released.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Boston police homicide detectives at 617-343-4470.
Community members wishing to assist the investigation anonymously can do so by calling the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1-800-494-TIPS or by texting the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463).
Over on Percival Street in Dorchester, a number of cars with damage, some with bullet holes after a shooting @7News pic.twitter.com/2hNhiOTlRE
— John Cuoco (@JCuocoNews) August 1, 2019
Another UPDATE: Boston police say at around 12:45 am they had a call for shots fired at 58 Percival in Dorchester. Recovered ballistic evidence and found ballistic damage. At 12:54 the two men arrived at BMC. @7News
— John Cuoco (@JCuocoNews) August 1, 2019
UPDATE: Boston police say one man is dead and another has non life threatening injuries after a shooting. The two somehow got to the hospital in a car. The car had what looked to be bullet holes in it. Police say where the shooting happened is still under investigation. @7News pic.twitter.com/WgYS7zCgnD
— John Cuoco (@JCuocoNews) August 1, 2019
This is a developing story; stay with 7News on-air and online for the latest updates.
(Copyright (c) 2024 Sunbeam Television. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)