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Police investigating Thursday afternoon shooting in Nepean

Red and blue lights atop an Ottawa police vehicle are seen in this undated file photo. Red and blue lights atop an Ottawa police vehicle are seen in this undated file photo.
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The Ottawa Police Service is investigating a shooting that occurred in an industrial part of Nepean on Thursday afternoon.

Police said on social media that officers responded to reports of a shooting following several 9-1-1 calls just before 2:55 p.m. on the 1-100 block of Bentley Avenue, just south of West Hunt Club Road.

Police did not provide any details on arrests or the circumstances of the incident.

Ottawa Paramedics spokesperson Marc-Antoine Deschamps told CTV News that emergency services treated a person with minor injuries and was released at the scene. Paramedics and police did not specify if the injury was a gunshot wound.

Anyone with information, cell phone footage or any other video of the incident is asked to contact the Guns and Gangs Unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 5050. 

An investigation by police is continuing.

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