Police believe the armed offender who shot a man in Lower Hutt and fled the scene was a deliberate attack and public were not at risk.
Police are still seeking a gunman who arrived at a house on Reynolds St, fired a shot, and left the address just after midnight yesterday.
The injured man was taken to Wellington Hospital, and was in a stable condition after undergoing surgery.
Detective Senior Sergeant Warwick McKee said police believed this was a "targeted and deliberate attack" and public were not at risk.
There were several other occupants in the house during the incident, but no one else was injured, police said.
A neighbour who didn't want to be named said a young family lived at the house with two children under the age of five.
However police confirmed no children were present when the shooting occurred.
The neighbour said him and his family weren't home when shooting happened but came back about 12.30am when an ambulance arrived.
He said they were a nice neighbours and hadn't lived at the address for long.
He said people "come in and out of the house" often and they had a barbecue at their house two days ago.
Another neighbour said she was a light sleeper and she didn't hear anything.
The house is divided into two flats. She said she has heard arguing in the past but wasn't sure if the disagreement was between the two flats.
An armed policeman with a rifle was also guarding the back of the property
Police said the investigation was still ongoing.
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