Ottawa police are investigating after several shots were fired at a man from an SUV Saturday evening.

The man was walking toward a building on Dynes Road near Prince of Wales Drive at around 8:45 p.m. when someone inside a white SUV opened fire, the Ottawa Police Service said in a media release.

The SUV then fled, police said. The man was unharmed.

Police later took one man into custody, but released him after determining he wasn't the shooter.

Multiple shells were found in the area, as was damage to a nearby residential unit. The SUV may have been following the man before the "targeted" shooting took place, police said.

Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the shooting to call the west criminal investigations section at 613-236-1222, ext. 2666, or Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

The shooting is the city's 26th of the year.