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2 Shot on Main Street in Charlestown

Police continue to investigate the scene of a double shooting outside of 274 Main Street in Charlestown Wednesday night.

The two victims were found by police just before 10 p.m. Both were taken to area hospitals, according to Fox 25.

Their condition was not immediately known, though Universal Hub reports that one of the victim’s injuries were so severe that homicide detectives were called to the scene as a precaution.

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A message left with a department spokesperson was not immediately returned Wednesday night.

According to unofficial statistics on the Boston Police Department blog, the shooting would be the city’s fifth since Tuesday morning.

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