18-year-old shot dead in broad daylight in Fall River

A homicide investigation is underway after an 18-year-old man was shot dead in Fall River, Massachusetts, on Saturday.

Police responded to a report of shots fired on Locust Street shortly before 12:30 p.m. Officers found an 18-year-old man -- whom authorities have identified as Jovanni Perez, of Fall River and East Weymouth -- suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his upper extremities, police said. Perez was taken to a nearby hospital where he died.

Authorities are investigating the incident and say they have increased police presence in the area. No arrests have been made.