Police are looking for a suspect after a 49-year-old man was shot in a Bright's Grove neighbourhood Friday afternoon.
Sarnia police Constable John Sottosanti said officers responded to a reported shooting on Franklin Avenue, east of Waterworks Road, just before noon.
Sarnia police were on scene of a reported shooting on Franklin Ave. in Bright's Grove - June 26/20 (Blackburnnews.com photo by Josh Boyce)
"At approximately 11:54 a.m. we received a call in regards to a male party that was injured at this location in the 1900 block of Franklin Avenue in Bright's Grove," Sottosanti told Blackburn News at the scene.
Sottosanti said a 49-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries and officers were searching for a suspect.
"We do have a suspect that we are looking for, but we are still gathering more information in regards to his descriptors. We do not believe that this was a random incident. We believe that this was specific."
Sottosanti confirmed at 2:30 p.m. that the victim was in critical but stable condition.
He said officers would be maintaining the crime scene as detectives and forensic officers continue their investigation.
Police ask that anyone with information about the incident, or surveillance video of the area, to call Sarnia police headquarters at 519-344-8861 (extension 5300) or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
