A 19-year-old man taken into surgery after being shot on a St. Paul street Thursday afternoon is expected to survive, according to police.

The shooting occurred in the Summit-University neighborhood about 12:50 p.m. and the injured man went into Wolter Brothers Liquor to get help. He was shot nearby on Arundel Street between University and Aurora avenues.

Officers found a gun in the liquor store and they believe the young man who was shot brought it in, said Steve Linders, a St. Paul police spokesman. Police are looking into whether he fired as well.

The man was shot three times in the shoulder and upper torso, said Linders, who did not have information about his condition Thursday afternoon. Police are investigating what led to the shooting, which does not appear random, he said.

A witness reported there were three to four suspects, according to initial emergency radio traffic. No one was immediately arrested, Linders said.