Crime

Brockton 17-year-old shot to death in Taunton

An 18-year-old from Holyoke was also shot.

Authorities are investigating a homicide that occurred just after midnight on Thursday in Taunton.

At 12:25 a.m., Taunton police responded to 351 Lothrop St. to a report of a person shot inside a mobile home, according to a statement from the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office.

The victim, identified as Khamitri Cole, 17, of Brockton, was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:45 a.m., the statement said.

Authorities said an 18-year-old man from Holyoke appears to have been shot in the same incident and took himself to the hospital for nonlife-threatening injuries.

The investigation remains ongoing.  

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Lindsay Shachnow covers general assignment news for Boston.com, reporting on breaking news, crime, and politics across New England.

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