Quite the scare for a St. Catharines homeowner after what they thought was a break-in was a man seeking shelter after being shot.
It happened today in the area of Haight Street and Disher Street when the resident called police to report a break-in.
Further investigation revealed, the man was seeking shelter as he had gunshot wounds and asked the homeowner to call 911.
The 45 year old male victim was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The investigation remains on going by detectives.
There is no threat to the public as detectives have investigative reasons to believe this was a targeted incident.
Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives at 905-688-4111 ext. 1009964.