Hamilton police officers are investigating after a shooting incident at a local gun club sent an 80-year-old man to hospital on Wednesday.

Ian Wright of Hamilton EMS said the man suffered a gunshot wound to the arm and was transported to hospital in serious condition.

Const. Stephen Welton said the man's injuries are considered non-life threatening.

The incident happened at Hamilton Gun Club, near Highway 20 and Tapleytown Road in Stoney Creek. It happened on the gun range, Welton said, but he didn't yet know if the man shot himself or was shot by someone else.

Police are in the process of speaking with witnesses, he said. Officers have recovered the firearm, which is believed to be a shotgun — but Welton couldn't specify with 100 per cent certainty.

A woman who answered the phone at the club asked not to be bothered right now and said they didn’t appreciate being called by a reporter.

Welton said there is no threat to the public.