Teen seriously injured after being shot in Taunton Tuesday night

A 19-year-old man was taken to a hospital with serious injuries after being shot in Taunton on Tuesday evening, police said.

Taunton police and firefighters went to 450 Somerset Ave. at around 5:30 p.m. for a report of a person shot. There, they found a 19-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the chest, Police Chief Edward Walsh said in a statement.

The man was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, Walsh said.

The shooting remains under investigation by Taunton Police. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call detectives at 508-821-1475.

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