A 35-year-old man was shot in the back and legs Friday night, but refused to provide St. Paul police with any suspect information.

The man was found about 7 p.m. at a home in the 1600 block of Clear Avenue, down the block from Prosperity Heights Park, according to St. Paul police.

He was taken to the hospital with serious injuries that were not life-threatening.

“Our officers were busy last night, following up on reports called in by concerned members of our community,” said Steve Linders, spokesman for the department. “We want people to call us when they see or hear something suspicious. That way we can follow up on it.”

Police responded to six other “shots fired” calls around the city Friday night and early Saturday morning.

About 10:10 p.m., officers responded to a caller who reported hearing two shots fired from inside a vacant home on the 200 block of Lafond Avenue. The officers cleared the home and found no one hurt nor any evidence of shots fired.

At about 10:30 p.m., squads were sent to the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 1200 block of Wilson Avenue in the Dayton’s Bluff neighborhood to check on a fight in which one party had a gun and began shooting at the other party, police said. A 33-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of ineligible possession of a firearm.

At about 2:10 a.m., multiple callers reported shots fired on the 1000 block of Front Avenue. Officers found shell casings in a parking lot, but no injuries or damages.

About the same time, officers responded to Rice Street and Arlington Avenue West in the city’s North End neighborhood. One officer reported hearing shots fired. Police canvassed the area but found nothing.

A few minutes later, officers were called to the 1000 block of of Mackubin Street on a report from a caller who said they heard three to four shots fired, possibly from two different weapons. Police found nothing.

Shortly after 3 a.m., officers responded to Maryland Avenue and Rice Street on a report that five shots were fired near the area. Police found no one hurt nor evidence of gun fire.

“Unfortunately reports of shots fired are up about 25 percent this year versus last,” Linders said. “But if we continue to work together, we can find the people responsible and make sure our neighborhoods are safe for everyone.”

Police did make two arrests shortly after 1 a.m. in the 1500 block of Maryland Avenue.

An officer went to an alarm call and found two juveniles with a history of burglary locked inside a laundromat.