Slug gun sniper fires at people

A sniper with what is thought to be a home-made slug gun yesterday fired at people in West Auckland.

Police said a person or group shot at three targets from a dark-coloured vehicle yesterday afternoon and was still being sought last night.

In the first incident, a pellet was fired into a cafe in Old Mill Rd, Westmere.

Just before 5pm, a cyclist was struck by a pellet on Mountain View Rd in Morningside.

Soon after, a pellet struck a 14-year-old boy walking along Ash St in Avondale.