One person taken to hospital with 'serious injuries' after daylight shooting in Windsor

A person was taken to the hospital after sustaining"serious injuries" following a shooting in Windsor, police said.

Police areinvestigating theshootingin the 900 block of Pierre Ave.

GaryFrancoeur,director of corporate communications for the Windsor Police Service, saidinan email thatofficersreceived the call at around 1:20 p.m.

Police said in a post to X, formerly known as Twitter, at around 4:30 p.m.Pierre Avenue remainsclosed from Erie Street East to Niagara and Erie Street East is closed at Pierre Avenue due to the investigation.

Francoeur said he couldn't say more about the incidentat this stage but added that more should be known soon.

Police are asking local residents to avoid the area.

Those with information or video of the incident are being asked to contact police, the servicesaid in a post to X.