Police have charged a 20-year-old man in connection with a shooting in Papakura that left another man seriously injured in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Emergency services were called to Maadi Place around 2.30am on 6 December, where a man was found with a gunshot wound.
Detective Senior Sergeant Simon Taylor of Counties Manukau South CIB said the suspect was arrested on Sunday and is due to appear in Papakura District Court today on a charge of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. Police say the victim and alleged offender are known to each other.
The victim remains in a serious but stable condition at Auckland City Hospital.
A search warrant executed at a Papakura address led to the recovery of a sawn-off shotgun believed to have been used in the incident. “I hope news of this arrest brings some reassurance to the community,” Taylor said.
