Two men shot in South Boston

(George Rizer/Globe Staff)

By John R. Ellement, Globe Staff

Two young men were shot in the Mary Ellen McCormack housing development in South Boston this morning and suffered what police described as non-life threatening injuries.

The men, 18 and 23 years old, were shot at 4 a.m. in a building on the 300 block of Old Colony Avenue, police said. Several neighborhood residents said one of the men was shot in a courtyard while the other was shot inside one of the apartment buildings.

The residents, who were afraid to give their names, said they heard several gunshots. They said they looked in the hallway and saw a man lying on a first-floor landing with a woman kneeling over him, begging him to stay awake. The victims were taken to Boston Medical Center.

It was not immediately clear what motivated the attack. No arrests have been reported.

Detectives have been on the scene much of the morning. Residents said they saw police recover several shell casings and a firearm.

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