BROCKTON, Mass. – Two teenagers were fatally shot outside a mall in Massachusetts amid reports of a fight, a district attorney said Sunday.

Police in Brockton responded to the Westgate Mall parking lot at about 7 p.m. Saturday. There were reports of several teens fighting, Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz posted on X.

“During this altercation, a fatal shooting took place,” Cruz wrote. “The victims were a 15-year-old male and an 18-year-old female.”

The investigation was active, he said.

The teens were not identified and no arrests were announced.

Further information was not immediately available.

Brockton, a city of over 105,000 people, is about 25 miles (40 kilometers) south of Boston.

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