The New Year wasn’t even six hours old before Boston police responded to the city’s first deadly shooting.

“At about 5:56 AM on Sunday January 1, 2023, officers assigned to District B-3 (Mattapan) responded to a call for a person shot in the area of 1601 Blue Hill Avenue in Mattapan,” the department said Sunday morning.

According to police, they arrived to find a man who had been shot multiple times. That man, as yet unidentified, was pronounced dead at the scene, the department said.

A second man, also unidentified, was found nearby with non-life threatening gunshot wounds and was transported to the hospital for treatment. Officers did not indicate whether that man was a participant in or victim of the violence.

“The Boston Police Department is actively reviewing the facts and circumstances surrounding this incident. Anyone with information is strongly urged to contact Boston Police Homicide Detectives at (617) 343-4470,” the department said.