An investigation is underway after a charred Boston police cruiser was towed from a road in the South End overnight.

Video showed the vehicle in a taped-off section of Mass. Ave. and Tremont Street with fire damage to the area around the driver’s side door.

Witnesses say there was a large crowd in the area at the time and that the vehicle may have been intentionally set on fire.

No additional information was immediately available.

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