Police stand down after Adelaide incident

Heavily armed police have stood down after an incident at a home in Adelaide's north where they thought a man had been shot in the leg and a gunman was possibly at large.

Officers were called to the Salisbury Park property on Tuesday afternoon and found the man outside with a wound to his lower leg.

He was treated by paramedics at the scene for non-life threatening injuries.

Police cordoned off the area and asked local residents to stay inside as they called for anyone inside the house to come out.

But a spokesman said it was now believed no one else was involved in the incident.

He said it had also been determined that the man's injury was not consistent with a gunshot wound.

"He's now being treated in hospital and is assisting police with their inquiries," the spokesman said.