Durham Regional Police are investigating after one person was shot inside a home in Pickering this morning.

It happened shortly before 4 a.m. at a residence on Glen Eden Court.

Officers were called to the home after receiving a call about an armed person inside and witnesses said they heard gunshots coming from inside the house.

Police say one 27-year-old male victim was rushed to a local hospital with multiple gunshot wounds but was later transferred to a Toronto-area trauma centre.

His injuries are considered to be serious.

The area has been closed off as police investigate and no arrests have been made at this time.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Det. Ludlow at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 1925 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).