A man believed to be in his late teens or early 20s died after he was shot in Quincy Tuesday evening, Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey said.
Quincy police were called to the area of Taffrail Road and Palmer Street about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday for a report of shots fired, Morrissey said. Witnesses directed officers to Yardam Lane where a vehicle that had been in the area of the shooting had traveled a short distance and came to a stop, Morrissey said.
Inside the car, officers found the victim, who was driving and suffering from a gunshot wound, Morrissey said.
Officers began providing the victim with medical assistance before he was taken to a local hospital, Morrissey said.
“We learned a short time ago that he had succumbed to his injuries,” Morrissey said in a phone interview about 10 p.m.
No arrests have been made and Quincy police planned to have a heavy presence in the residential neighborhood overnight and into Wednesday morning, Morrissey said.
An investigation into the shooting is underway by Quincy police and State Police detectives assigned to the district attorney’s office. Authorities are asking anyone with information call the Quincy Police Department at 617-479-1212.
Nick Stoico can be reached at nick.stoico@globe.com.