WORCESTER, Mass. —

Investigators closed a Massachusetts highway ramp for several hours overnight after one person was wounded in a shooting.

The gunfire occurred shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday, on the ramp from Interstate 290 West to Route 146 South in Worcester, according to the Massachusetts State Police. Responding troopers found the victim and helped take them to a local hospital.

To preserve the crime scene for investigators, the ramp was closed until about 5 a.m., officials said.

State police said information about the victim or the details of the shooting were not immediately available while the investigation is ongoing.

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