A 46-year-old man is dead following a shooting in the city's Daniel McIntyre neighbourhood.

At around 12:45 a.m. Tuesday, officers patrolling the area heard the sound of shots being fired.

A short time late they located a man suffering from a gunshot wound outside an apartment complex near Furby Street and Cumberland Avenue.

Officers began emergency care until paramedics arrived. The victim, who has been identified as Edison Leslie Erskine, was rushed to hospital in critical condition, where he died from his injuries.

The Homicide Unit has taken over this investigation and is asking anyone with information, including video surveillance, to contact investigators at 204-986-6508 or anonymously at Crime Stoppers 204-786-TIPS or winnipegcrimestoppers.org.