TAUNTON, Mass. —

A 16-year-old boy was seriously injured following a shooting in Taunton, Massachusetts, police said.

The shooting happened near Church Street on Saturday at approximately 5:45 a.m.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found several spent shell casings and later learned that a teenager had arrived at Morton Hospital earlier with a gunshot wound.

The victim was transferred to a regional trauma center for injuries that are serious, but not life-threatening, police said.

The shooting is under investigation. No suspects are in custody.

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