Saskatoon police are investigating after an alleyway shooting Friday afternoon.

Officers were called to an alley on the 100 block of Avenue O South — near 22nd Street West — around 12:45 p.m.

A 45-year-old man was shot in the leg, police said. The suspect fled the scene in a newer-model, black SUV.

The victim was sent to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story, based on a police media release, stated the victim is 20 years old. Police issued a correction Friday afternoon, stating the victim is 45.