BOSTON (WHDH) - Boston police responded to a stabbing in Dorchester Sunday.

The incident occurred on Columbia Road and Bellevue Street.

The male victim also sustained a gunshot wound to the head.

Police said the suspect fled the scene.

The victim was conscious and alert when emergency responders arrived and was later taken to a nearby hospital.

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