A young man is in hospital and police are looking for a gunman after a shooting in Toronto’s east end early Friday morning.

The shooting occurred on Cataraqui Crescent, near Danforth and Warden avenues, at about 4 a.m.

A Toronto EMS spokesman said the wounded victim, who is about 22 years old, was shot in the leg and was transported to a trauma centre for medical care.

Police said the man’s injuries are not considered to be life-threatening.

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