There has been a firearms incident outside the Papakura District Court building in South Auckland today.
According to reports, police were called just before 1pm and found a person lying on the ground on Great South Road, critically injured from a gunshot wound. The person is currently in Middlemore Hospital.
The shooting comes after a spate of high-profile gang-linked firearms incidents in the Auckland area over the past two weeks.
Updates to follow.
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