Meadow Lake RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance locating two male suspects in relation to a shooting incident Thursday morning.

Police were called to a local residence around 2:30 a.m. after receiving a report of two men entering a home and assaulting and shooting one of the occupants at close range.

The suspects fled the scene and the victim remains in hospital being treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Nineteen-year-old Ricky Lafond has a warrant for his arrest.

He is charged with aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and robbery with a firearm.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or Meadow Lake RCMP at 306-263-2570.