Two homes, in Ōtara and Māngere, shot at overnight in Auckland

Houses in Ōtara and Māngere were shot at in two separate incidents overnight.

Police are searching for a shooter who fired multiple shots at a residential address on Tyrone St, Ōtara around 9.44pm.

“A person has discharged several rounds from a firearm into the property, some of which went inside the building,” police said in a statement.

“Thankfully, no one inside was hit or injured. The offender decamped in a vehicle and police were unable to track it.”

A photographer at the scene said the shots were fired at the rear address.

Officers with torches could be seen combing the ground following the shooting.

Police officers were called to Tyrone St in Ōtara, Auckland after gunshots were fired around 9.45pm. Photo / Hayden Woodward

Police comb the ground after gunshots were fired at a house in Ōtara. Photo / Hayden Woodward

Hours later in the nearby suburb of Māngere several shots were fired through a bedroom window and at a car outside the house on Idlewild Ave.

Police were called to the shooting at 1.29am, the police statement said. Photos show two bullet holes high up in the house’s windows while the car’s rear window was shattered.

Bullet holes in the windows of a house on Idlewild Ave in Māngere. Photo / Hayden Woodward

A shattered rear window of a car outside the home in Māngere. Photo / Hayden Woodward

“A person has discharged several rounds from a firearm into the property, striking the front door and windows, but again, no one inside was hit or injured.

“The offender fled the scene in a vehicle, and police were unable to locate it.”

Police were working to determine if the two incidents were linked, the statement said.

“There will be a notable police presence in both areas today as we work through our investigations.”