Vancouver convenience store employee hospitalized after shooting

A male convenience-store employee was hospitalized after a shooting Sunday morning in Vancouver's Mount Pleasant neighbourhood.

The shooting occurred at H&Z Market near Main Street and East 16th Avenue. A witness confirmed to CTV News that the employee was the victim. Photos from the scene showed a Vancouver Police Department forensic team examining the store behind police tape.

VPD said officers were called at 7:13 a.m. for what it described as a weapons call. Police confirmed that a man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The suspect or suspects remain at large. Const. Darren Wong said the investigation is in its early stages.