BOSTON (CBS) - A teenager just shy of his 16th birthday is in serious condition after he was shot and seriously wounded in South Boston late Monday night.

Police say the 15-year-old boy was in a car when he was shot at the Mary Ellen McCormick development on Gavin Way around 11:40 p.m. He was rushed to Boston Medical Center, where he had surgery overnight.

"He was shot three times and, according to the doctors, there's a good chance he may survive," Boston Police Superintendent Bernie O'Rourke told reporters Tuesday.

There have been no arrests.

According to Mayor Marty Walsh, this summer has been relatively quiet--but he's looking for alternatives to cool this area, which he says is a "hot spot."

"We can get more cameras up around that facility. That's been kind of a hot spot this summer," said Walsh. "Even though there hasn't been a lot of shootings there, it's been a hot spot."

Police are asking anyone with information to call them.

WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Ben Parker reports