One Killed, One Injured In Mattapan Shooting

BOSTON (CBS) -- Police are asking for information from the public after one man was killed and another was injured in a shooting in Mattapan Tuesday morning.

The shooting took place shortly before 9 a.m. on Wilmore Street. The street was still closed at noon Tuesday, as police searched for a suspect they say took off in a black Honda Acura.

Both men were taken to area hospitals, where one later succumbed to his injuries. The other man is being treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Boston Police Commissioner William Evans visited the scene of the shooting, saying it was another example of guns being in the wrong hands.

Police urge anyone with information about the shooting to contact the Boston Police Homicide Unit at (617) 343-4470.

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