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London police investigate Wednesday afternoon Vauxhall Park shooting

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What was first thought be a BB gun hit turned out to be a gunshot wound for one London, Ont., man.

The London Police Major Crime Section is investigating after a shooting in Vauxhall Park Wednesday afternoon.

Police say just after 2 p.m., a man reported being hit by what he thought was a BB fired from an air rifle while he was out for a walk on Price Street.

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Officers say the man walked home and called the police before he was taken to the hospital by ambulance.

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It was in the hospital where police say it turned out that the injury was, in fact, a bullet wound.

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The victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

The investigation is still in the early stages, and police say more information will be provided as it becomes available.

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