Three men are in police custody after a man was shot in the club district early Monday.

Police were engaged in crowd control in the area when they heard gunshots around 5:15 a.m.

A man was found shot in the lower right leg in front of the Hilton hotel at Richmond St. W. near University Ave. He was sent to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Three men attempted to flee the scene but were caught on-foot by police, who believe one of the men was the gunman. A loaded gun was recovered on-scene.