The New Brunswick RCMP are investigating a shooting in the Bouctouche area.

Police responded to Highway 475 near Chemin Desroches after receiving a report that a vehicle had left the road and ended up on the beach near the water.

When officers arrived they found a 40-year-old Richibucto man on the side of the road, suffering from a gunshot wound.

He was treated at Sainte-Anne-de-Kent Hospital and later taken to the Moncton Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police say the incident remains under investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police.