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One person was hit in the mouth and hand in a targeted shooting at a Montreal Road Burger King on Wednesday evening, Ottawa police said.

The male victim, who was known to police, was transported to hospital with what were considered non-life-threatening injuries.

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Multiple shots were fired at the victim at about 6 p.m., when three males entered the restaurant and began a verbal confrontation with a male patron, police said in a news release. Bullets had also hit a customer’s car as it went through a drive-thru, police said.

The suspects fled the scene and were still at large Wednesday night, police said.

The force’s guns and gangs unit is investigating and asking for the public’s help to identify a witness.

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The man is described as in his early 20’s, around 5-11 and weighing 175 pounds.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the unit at: 613-236-1222 ext. 5050.

The Burger King is located at 199 Montreal Rd., at the intersection of Montreal and Hannah Street. There were a half-dozen police vehicles surrounding the restaurant Wednesday evening, and police had cordoned off the entire property. There was a sedan still in the drive-thru and three other passenger vehicles in the parking lot. Hannah was closed at Montreal and a half block north.

The Burger King was to be closed for the evening while police conducted their investigation.

Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477(TIPS) or by downloading the Ottawa police app.

— With files from Shaamini Yogaretnam and Gord Holder

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