Halifax Regional Police are investigating a shooting that happened in the area of Uniacke and Brunswick streets early Saturday evening.

Police were called to the scene at 5:18 p.m. Shortly after, at about 5:26 p.m., a man in his 20s was taken to the Halifax Infirmary in a non-emergency vehicle with gunshot wounds, police said.

Police investigating after a shooting was reported in central Halifax. (Elizabeth McMillan/CBC)

Officers had been at the hospital for an unrelated matter when the man arrived.

No arrests have been made. Police are investigating whether the man in hospital with gunshot wounds is connected to the reports of shooting around Uniacke and Brunswick.

The man is expected to survive and was being treated for his injuries Saturday evening.