Halifax police are investigating after an 18-year-old man arrived at the QEII hospital with a single gunshot wound to his hip area.

The man is not cooperating with police, refusing to give any information about what happened.

It's not clear when the man was shot but he arrived at the hospital just before 10 p.m.

He's expected to survive his injury.

Police are asking that anyone with information about the shooting to come forward.