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Arrest made in shooting on Shawmut Ave. in Boston

BOSTON — Police have made an arrest in an early morning shooting on Shawmut Avenue.

Boston Police responded to 724 Shawmut Avenue just before 6:30 a.m. Monday for a report of a person shot. An adult male victim in his mid-50s was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The victim was able to give officers a detailed description of the suspect. A few hours later, police arrested 50-year-old Ismail Abdurrashid-McCullum of Roxbury.

He will appear in court for assault with intent to murder, assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, unlawful possession of a firearm and firearm discharged within 500-feet of a dwelling.

The location of the shooting is about a half mile from where a Boston Police officer was shot this weekend.

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This is a developing story and will be updated as more details are released.