A person was shot and killed on Van Winkle Street in Dorchester on Wednesday afternoon.
According to Boston Police, the male victim was hit by gunfire just after 5 p.m. near Dorchester Avenue and the dead-end side street near Ashmont station.
"On arrival, officers were notified by operations that a victim of a shooting self applied to the Carney Hospital. While at the hospital the adult male victim succumbed to his injuries," police said in a statement.