Police are launching an investigation to learn who shot a little boy with an air-powered gun as he played in his backyard.

Police suspect someone shot the nine-year-old boy with a projectile in his backyard in the 3000 block of Dover Crescent S.E., Sept. 28 around 8 p.m. He ran inside to his parents, who stripped off his shirt and found a small wound in his upper abdomen.

The boy was taken to a local hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

But doctors aren’t removing the projectile inside him as the procedure was deemed “too intrusive.”

Despite an extensive search of the area and door-to-door interviews, police are still looking for the culprit.

Calgary’s bylaws prohibit firing any weapon within city limits, including on private property.

It is also against city bylaws to transport loaded air-powered gun.

Investigators are asking anyone with information about this case to contact police at 403-266-1234 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.