Ottawa police are investigating after a man was shot early Sunday morning outside of a strip club in the city’s east end.

Police say the shooting happened around 2:30 a.m. in the area of St. Laurent Blvd. and Belfast Rd. They say the male victim was leaving the NuDen strip club.

The male victim suffered a single gunshot wound and was taken to hospital in stable condition.

The Ottawa Police Guns and Gangs Unit are investigating, and asking anyone with information to call them.