A 26-year-old man is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was shot in the head early this morning north of downtown Edmonton.

The shooting happened near 97th Street and 123rd Avenue.

"I heard four shots this morning," said Nick Molken who lives nearby. "There were three real fast and then they hesitated for a minute and there was another one.

"I looked out and all these police cars were here."

Witnesses reported a truck speeding away following the shooting, but police have no description of the vehicle yet.