London, Ont. police investigate shooting in north-east end

London, Ont., police are investigating a shooting that took place early Wednesday in the north-east end of the city.

At about 4:40 a.m., emergency crews received a report of a shooting on Flanders Row where a man was later found with apparent gunshot wounds.

He was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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According to police, the suspect fled the area prior to their arrival.

Daniel Gallant lives across the street from the home where the shooting took place and says he didn’t learn about what happened until he “got up to make coffee.”

“I hadn’t heard anything. My son apparently did, but went back to sleep. He didn’t know if it was actual gunfire or not. The police came, they interviewed us and that was pretty much it,” Gallant said.

Having lived on Flanders Row for 20 years, Gallant says he’s never witnessed a shooting in the area.

“You’d get the occasional house party that got a little wild, but nothing like this.”

No other details are available, but police say they do not believe this was a random incident.

The investigation is ongoing.