Police investigating Thursday afternoon shooting in Nepean
The Ottawa Police Service is investigating a shooting that occurred in an industrial part of Nepean on Thursday afternoon.
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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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