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Early morning shooting under investigation by London police 'sounded like a shotgun or rifle,' says neighbour
CTV
Police say a man was found with a gunshot wound just before 5 a.m. Saturday in a northwest London neighbourhood.
John Pearie was awoken early Saturday morning by a loud bang in his townhouse complex in northwest London, Ont.
He said he looked out the back window of his home and saw a few people running down the path headed south.
He later learned that a shooting had taken place not far from his home.
An early morning shooting is under investigation by the major crimes unit of the London Police Service, after officers were called to the area of Limberlost and Gainsborough Roads around 4:45 a.m. Saturday.
“It sounded like a shotgun or rifle,” said Pearie, who has lived in the complex on 1481 Limberlost Road for 14 years.
Residents tell CTV News more than a dozen police cars arrived on the scene moments after the alleged shooting took place.
“Upon arriving in the area, officers located the victim with injury, the victim was treated in hospital for a non-life threatening gunshot wound," London police said in a statement.