An unidentified man was found shot in the hand Wednesday afternoon near a gas station in North Baltimore, according to city police.

The man was taken to an area hospital, where he was expected to be treated and released, police said.

A police spokesman said officers were called about 4:30 p.m. to the intersection of The Alameda and Belvedere Avenue, where they found the man near an Exxon station.

Police said they were investigating the possibility that the man's wounds were self-inflicted.