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Springfield police are investigating a Massachusetts Avenue shooting that left one injured.

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SPRINGFIELD – Police are investigating a Tuesday night shooting on Massachusetts Avenue that left one injured, police said.

One man was hit by gunfire just after 9 p.m. in the vicinity of 174 Massachusetts Ave., said Capt. Trent Duda.

Duda said the victim was taken by ambulance to Baystate Medical Center.

He said he did not know the man’s condition, but said he was conscious and talking with police as he was loaded into the ambulance.

It was reported initially that the man was shot as he was being chased down the street. Duda said it is not yet clear who shot him or what led up to it.

He said not much more information is available and he was still waiting to hear back from police on the scene.

Massachusetts Avenue runs between Wilbraham Road and King Street in the city’s Upper Hill neighborhood.

This is a developing story and more information will be posted as it is known.