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Man in 20s seriously injured after Scarborough shooting

Police at the scene of a shooting in the area of Neilson Road and Sheppard Avenue on Wednesday. Ben Jonah / Global News

Officials say a man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a shooting in Scarborough late Wednesday morning.

Police said they were called to the area of Neilson Road and Sheppard Avenue at 11:24 a.m. for reports of the sound of a gunshot.

Insp. Paul MacIntyre told reporters the victim was found in the yard of his home on Blackwater Crescent.

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“Somebody had phoned police stating that their son had been shot,” MacIntyre said.

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“We arrived on scene just a short time later. We found a man in his mid-20s suffering from a gunshot wound to the stomach.”

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Investigators didn’t immediately provide a suspect description.

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