A 50-year-old man was shot shortly after midnight Friday in a targeted shooting at a home at 1775 Arden Road in Courtenay.

Comox Valley RCMP Const. Rob Gardner confirmed police responded to a disturbance and the man was transported to hospital with multiple gunshot wounds, and has since been transported to a larger hospital for treatment of the wounds.

鈥淭he circumstances behind the shooting is still under investigation at this time - it鈥檚 still early in the investigation,鈥� said Gardner. 鈥淚t is believed that everyone is known to each other - it is a targeted shooting. There is no risk to the public at this time, however, there have been no arrests made.鈥�

RCMP are not releasing the name of the suspect at this time.

The Comox Valley RCMP Serious Crime Unit is leading the investigation.

Condition of the victim is unknown.