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Police investigating after person shot in Dorchester

DORCHESTER — Police are investigating after a man was shot in broad daylight Wednesday just feet away from a playground.

Police arrived at a home on Thetford Avenue at approximately 10:38 a.m., a Boston Police spokesperson told Boston 25 News.

Responding officers found a person suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to a local hospital.

Their wounds are considered non-life-threatening.

Video from the scene showed a large home roped off with police tape not far from a playground. Detectives were also spotted collecting evidence near a white sedan with Pennsylvania plates that was parked outside.

No additional information was available.

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