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Woman Dead in Dorchester Double Shooting, Boston Police Say

A man was hospitalized in stable condition

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A woman is dead following a double shooting Saturday night in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood, police said.

Boston officers responded to the double shooting just after 9 p.m. on Westview Street just off Blue Hill Avenue where they found a woman and a man with gunshot wounds, police said.

Both were both taken to a local hospital, where the woman died. Police said the man was in stable condition.

Police did not provide any immediate information on a possible suspect or motive in the shooting, and have not released the name and ages of the victims.

It remained a very active scene late Saturday night, with numerous law enforcement officials still present around 11 p.m.

The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information was asked to call police at 617-343-4470.

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