A man is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a targeted shooting at a restaurant in Richmond Hill on Friday night, police said.

York police said they were called to the scene of a shooting in a plaza at 9019 Bayview Ave., north of Hwy. 7, shortly after 10:30 p.m.

Officers arrived to find a 27-year-old man in front of a restaurant with an apparent gunshot wound, police said in a Saturday news release. He remains in hospital in life-threatening condition.

Investigators believe the victim was shot by a man dressed in all black with a hoodie covering his face, police said.

The suspect fled the area before police arrived, police said, adding that the shooting appears to have been targeted.

Police are looking to speak with witnesses who were in the area at the time.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the York Regional Police #2 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7241 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

With files from Sherina Harris

Rhianna Jackson-Kelso is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star’s radio room in Toronto. Follow her on Twitter: @RhiannaJK

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