Man shot on street in Portage la Prairie

A 38-year-old man is in hospital after being shot on one of the busiest streets in Portage la Prairie.

RCMP were called just 9 p.m. Wednesday about shots being fired and a man seen injured on Saskatchewan Avenue E., the main road through the small city 80 kilometres west of Winnipeg.

When officers arrived, the man had made his way inside the front lobby of a nearby building. He was rushedto hospital in Winnipeg, where he remains in stable condition.

Witnesses told RCMP they sawtwo males, dressed in black, running away from the area.

RCMPaskanyone with information to call themat204-857-4445. Anonymous tips can also be left on the Crime Stoppers line at1-800-222-8477or online.

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