Arrest after Napier slug gun shooting

Armed police were called out after a shot was fired in Napier. Photo / File

A man has been arrested after a slug gun was fired in a Napier suburb on Monday.

A police spokesman said the shot was reported about 5.15pm in Cornford Pl, off Venables Ave and near Maraenui Park in Onekawa South.

It was established a slug gun had been fired and no one had been hit or injured.

The Armed Offenders Squad was assembled "as a precaution" the national communications centre spokesman said.

Residents reported police were in the area for as much as two hours afterwards, with patrols on nearby corners.

Police said about 8pm, a 37-year-old man had been arrested, and it appeared the person had fired a slug gun.

Police say the gun was alleged to have been fired at two men. They could not confirm whether the shooting was gang related.