Man shot multiple times in the back in Orangeville
Posted November 28, 2017 6:32 am.
Last Updated November 28, 2017 12:23 pm.
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A man in his 50s is expected to recover after he was shot in Orangeville on Monday night.
Police were called to Third Street and Fourth Avenue around 9:30 p.m. after receiving a call about gunshots in the area.
They then went to a home on nearby Orange Mill Court, where they found a man who was shot several times in the back.
He was air-lifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries. His condition has since been upgraded to not life-threatening, police said.
Witnesses reported seeing a vehicle leave the area, but so far, there is no description of the vehicle or a suspect.
Police believe this was a targeting shooting.