UPDATED: OPP issue arrest warrant following reported shooting in Bancroft

The OPP have issued an arrest warrant for a 17-year-old male from the GTA after responding to reports of a shooting in downtown Bancroft on Saturday.

OPP say officers responded to shots fired in a parking lot at the corner of Bridge Street and Hastings Street just before 5 p.m.

The suspect was seen fleeing on a bicycle before police arrived.

Officers were later informed that a male victim attended a local hospital with a non-life-threatening injury consistent with a gunshot wound.

Police say charges include assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and discharging a firearm.

Investigators say they believe this to be an isolated incident with no broader threat.

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