Gun fire was exchanged between a male and OPP Saturday on the Oneida of the Thames First Nations Reserve, south of London.

Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating the shooting and says the male was taken to hospital with gunshot wounds.

The SIU says OPP were on the reserve investigating a robbery and received information that a male was allegedly in a vehicle with a loaded gun.

Police found the vehicle and an armed male and gunfire was exchanged about 11 a.m., the SIU says.

The SIU has assigned four investigators and two forensic investigators to probe the circumstances of this incident.

Anyone who may have information regarding this case is asked to contact the lead investigator at 416-622-1872 or 1-800-787-8529 ext. 1872.