TROY - A 17-year-old boy was shot in the chest Monday in a drive-by shooting that is under investigation, city police said.

A dark colored sedan rolled by 140 Sixth Ave. shortly before 9 p.m. Monday, as the 17-year-old and another teenager were passing by outside, Deputy Chief Dan DeWolf said Tuesday.

Two shots rang out from a pistol, with the bullets hitting the victim, DeWolf said.

The teen was treated by city fire department responders at the scene. He was taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital for treatment. Detectives were planning to interview the victim when he was available to speak. It is unclear how serious the injuries are.

The second teen was not hit by the gunfire. Detectives interviewed him in an attempt to learn out who may have been behind the drive=by shooting, DeWolf said. He described the vehicle simply as a dark colored sedan that sped from the scene, the deputy chief said. Detectives and evidence technicians were at the crime scene immediately after the shooting.

Both teenagers are city residents. The victim lives in South Troy. He was in South Lansingburgh, a few blocks north of the North Central Neighborhood when he was shot. The Sixth Avenue neighborhood is mostly two-story homes a block east of Fifth Avenue which is a mix of residents and businesses.

DeWolf said detectives had not determined what may have been the motivation behind the shooting. They were pursuing various leads and checking social media.

Police returned to the shooting scene to canvas the neighborhood for potential witnesses to the shooting. Officers also were going door-to-door seeking video recordings that make have filmed the shooting or the sedan as it drove up the the scene and away.

The identities of the victim and the other teen are not being released due to their age, DeWolf said.