TAUNTON, Mass. (WPRI) — Police are investigating a shooting that happened in Taunton Thursday night.

Officers were called to Morton Hospital just before 7 p.m. after a man walked into the emergency room with a gunshot wound, according to Taunton Police Chief Edward Walsh.

Walsh said the 24-year-old victim suffered life-threatening injuries and was eventually flown to a local trauma center.

Investigators believe the actual shooting happened on Granite Street. Walsh said this does not appear to be a random act of violence.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Taunton Police Department at (508) 821-1475.

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