A 46-year-old man was hospitalized on Wednesday night after a shooting outside an apartment building on 22nd Street in Saskatoon.
According to police, officers were called to Avenue Q South for a report of an injured man.
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“Upon arrival, officers located a 46-year-old man suffering from what was believed to be a non-life-threatening gunshot wound,” the Saskatoon Police Service explained in a statement.
“The victim reported to police that he had been outside an apartment building in the 1700 block of 22nd Street West when two unknown men approached him; following a brief confrontation with the men, the victim was shot and the suspects fled the scene.”
Police said the victim got himself to an address on Avenue Q and emergency services were called. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment by paramedics.
The shooting is being investigated by the police force’s Serious Assault Unit.