Police are investigating after a 16-year-old boy was shot in Montreal’s Anjou borough on Thursday afternoon.
Montreal police spokesperson Jeanne Drouin said a 911 call reporting an injured teen near the intersection of Chenier and St-Donat streets came in at around 1 p.m.
Officers located the teen, who had suffered lower-body injuries.
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He was taken to hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Drouin said his injuries may have been caused by a BB gun.
The incident occurred outside a primary school in the neighbourhood.
Drouin said the suspect fled the scene on foot, heading south on St-Donat.
A safety perimeter has been up and a canine unit was dispatched to the scene to assist in the search for the suspect.