Man in life-threatening condition after Mississauga shooting

Peel police are investigating after a man was shot in a Mississauga neighbourhood Monday evening.

Police said the call came in just after 9:30 p.m. for a report of multiple gunshots heard in the Mavis Road and Huntington Ridge Drive area.

When officers arrived, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound outside of a townhouse unit.

Peel paramedics said they transported a man in his 20s with life-threatening injuries to a local trauma centre.

Witnesses told police they saw a vehicle flee the scene. No description of the suspect or the vehicle has been released.

Anyone with information is asked by police to contact them directly.