A man has been arrested after one person was shot in the leg in Ottawa's Little Italy neighbourhood Thursday afternoon, police say.

Police were called to Willow Street just before 2 p.m.

Heavily armed tactical officers soon surrounded a home on Jasmine Crescent, in the city's east end, where the arrest was made.

A suspect who appeared to be in his 20s was taken away in handcuffs shortly after.

The victim has non-life threatening injuries, according to police.

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About half a dozen streets in the neighbourhood remained blocked off during the incident.

They have now been reopened.