Police descended on Waimate North in the early hours of Monday morning after a woman turned up at Whangārei Hospital with a gunshot wound. Photo / file
Police descended on Waimate North in the early hours of Monday morning after a woman turned up at Whangārei Hospital with a gunshot wound. Photo / file
Northland police are investigating the shooting of a woman in the Mid North earlier this week.
Officers were called to reports of an altercation at a property in Waimate North, not far from the historic mission house, just before 1am on Monday.
Some time later a woman arrived at WhangāreiHospital with a gunshot wound. She was not transported by emergency services.
The injury was not life-threatening and the woman was yesterday in a stable condition in hospital.
A police spokesman said officers had been making enquiries into the incident and had spoken to a number of people.
As of yesterday no arrests had been made.
''Police want to reassure the community that this does not appear to be a random incident and those involved appeared to be known to each other,'' the spokesman said.
Waimate North residents reported seeing a police cordon near the junction of Te Ahu Ahu Rd, Whakataha Rd and Courthouse Lane around 2am on Monday.
