TAUNTON, Mass. (WLNE) — The Taunton Police Department said detectives are investigating after a 19-year-old man was shot in Taunton on Tuesday .

Officers responded to the Somerset Gardens Condominiums on Somerset Ave. around 5:30 p.m. and found a 19-year-old man had been shot in the chest.

The victim was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

The Plymouth County Bureau of Criminal Investigating is assisting Taunton police with the investigation.

ABC6 News crews on scene reported that the parking lot at the apartment complex was closed off as part of the police investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Taunton police at 508-821-1475.

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