Police say one person is dead and another is injured after a car hit a house in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood.
Boston Police say they responded to a report of a car that crashed into a building at 24 Fifield Street at around 8:34 p.m.
Speaking at the scene, Boston Police Deputy Superintendent Paul McLaughlin later walked back that confirmation, saying police were investigating "whether or not it was a shooting."
McLaughlin said a crash into a house was reported around 8:30 p.m.
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The driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene, McLaughlin said. A passenger was suffering from non-life-threatening injuries believed to be a broken leg.
Homicide detectives responded to the scene, according to McLaughlin.
No arrests have been made, police said.
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No further information was immediately available.
