A man has been flown to Wellington Hospital with pelvic injuries after a shooting incident in Wainuiomata about 4pm this afternoon.
Details are still sketchy but Inspector Pete Cowan, acting Lower Hutt Area Commander, says police are currently speaking with a second man in relation to the shooting.
Inspector Cowan says police received multiple 111 calls from members of the public concerned about the activities of a man outside an August Avenue house. The calls included reports of shots being heard.
"Police, including the Armed Offenders Squad, responded and found a person with firearms injuries at the scene. Paramedics were called and the person has since been airlifted to hospital," Inspector Cowan says.
The extent of the man?�?s injuries is not yet known but he is understood to be in a stable condition.
Inspector Cowan says a man believed to be involved in the shooting is now in police custody and officers are speaking with about 20 witnesses from the community.
"It?�?s too early to comment on what prompted the shooting but we believe it to be domestic related," Inspector Cowan says.
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Media contact:
Inspector Pete Cowan,
Lower Hutt Police
Tel: 560 2600