Police say they are looking for three suspects after a man was shot in central Hamilton overnight.

According to a police news release, officers were called to the area of Gibson Avenue and Cannon Street East around 1:30 a.m. They found a 56-year-old man with injuries he said happened because of a shooting.

He was taken to hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.

Police say the shooting happened at a home on Gibson Avenue, and they "will be obtaining a search warrant to reenter the home to further the investigation later today."

Investigators say they believe that three men entered the home where the shooting took place, but can't yet say exactly what happened or what the motive was, Const. Steve Welton said. The shooting is believed to have been targeted.

"The suspects involved in this incident are believed to have attended this specific home and area to confront the man," Welton said. "The motive behind the crime is still being investigated by Detectives. The investigation is ongoing."