Montreal police are searching for a suspect in an overnight shooting in the Plateau neighbourhood.

The shooting occurred on the corner of St-Laurent Boulevard and Roy Street at around 3:25 a.m.

Montreal police spokesman Const. André Leclerc said the victim, a 30-year-old man, was shot in the upper body.

"The first information that we did gather shows that the suspect may have run away from the scene on Roy Street going east," Leclerc said.

Leclerc said the victim is in hospital in stable condition.

Investigators have been speaking with witnesses and police hope surveillance video from the area will provide more information.

As of Monday at 7 a.m., St-Laurent Boulevard is closed to traffic between Des Pins Avenue and St-Cuthbert Street.