Man wounded in leg as Ottawa police investigate 2 shootings in 24 hours

A man was shot in the legSaturday night in the second of two instances of gunplay in Ottawa within 24 hours.

Officers were called to Montreal Road and Bradley Avenuein the city's Vanier neighbourhoodat around 10:30 p.m., where they found a male victim who'd been shot in the lower leg.

The shooting victim was attempting to run away from an unidentified black man in his early 20s wearing a suit, said police, when the shooter fired multiple rounds from a semi-automatic handgun.

The victim was hit at least once, said police. He is known to the force's guns and gangs unit and is refusing to cooperate with the investigation, police said.

The shooting is believed to be gang-related, police added.

No injuries in earlier shooting

The Vanier shooting was the city's ninth in the past two weeks and the second in Ottawa in less than 24 hours.

At around 6 a.m. Saturday, policewere called to Shillington Avenue and Merivale Road after receiving reports that shots had been fired.

Patrons at a nearby restaurant refused to give any information about the shooting, but officers with the guns and gangs unit later determined that two shots had been fired, including one they believe went into a vehicle that had stopped on Shillington, police said.

The vehicle immediately sped away after the gun went off, and police say it's not known if anyone was injured.

Saturday's shootings were the 39th and 40thso far in 2015.

Anyone with information about either shooting cancontact the guns and gangs unitat 613-236-1222 ext. 5050. Anonymous tips can be submitted by callingCrime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

Other recent shootings

• Monday, Nov. 9:Just after 3 p.m.,a 16-year-old boy was shot in the back nearBessererand Chapel streets in Sandy Hill. He was taken to hospital with traumatic injuries.No suspects have been identified and no arrests have been made.
• Monday, Nov. 9:At about 5:30 p.m.,a man suffered non-life-threatening injuries when he was shot nearMerivaleand Baseline roads. No arrests have been made.
• Tuesday, Nov. 10:At about 4:30 p.m. someone heard a shot being fired and glass shattering. A vehicle was also spotted leaving the scene. No injuries were reported. Police later found shell casings. No arrests have been made.
• Thursday, Nov. 12:Just after 3 a.m.a28-year-old mansuffering from a gunshot wound in his torsowas found near the Alexandra Bridge. He was taken to hospital in serious but stable condition and refusedto co-operate with police. No suspects have been identified and noarrests have been made.
• Saturday, Nov. 14:Just after 8:30 p.m.41-year-oldDadyJean was shot on the 300 block of Lacasse Avenue inVanier. He died in hospital. No arrests have been made.
• Monday, Nov. 16:At about 11 p.m.multiple people called 911 after hearing what sounded like three to five gunshots onRothburyCrescent, near the intersection ofMontreal Road and the Aviation Parkway. No injuries were reported and no arrests have been made.
• Wednesday, Nov. 18:Just after 12:30 p.m.,a shot was fired at a fleeing vehicleon Debra Avenue near Meadowlands Drive East and Prince of Wales Drive. Police later charged a 23-year-old man with several gun-relatedoffenses.