A man was shot and killed in East Boston on Sunday night.

The shooting happened in the area of 27 Havre St. at around 5:50 p.m., according to the Boston Police Department .

Officers found a man with a gunshot wound at the address and brought him to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

No further information on the believed circumstances of the incident were immediately made public on Wednesday morning.

The fatal shooting is under active investigation by the Boston Police Department.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the department’s Homicide Unit at (617) 343-4470.

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