One person arrested after Ōpōtiki shooting

The injured man and his friends walked about 1.5km to get help before being picked up by police and taken to a waiting ambulance. Photo / File

One person has been arrested after a 28-year-old man was shot in the leg in Eastern Bay of Plenty yesterday.

Senior Sergeant Richard Miller said the incident happened in a rural area east of Ōpōtiki about 5pm.

The man was in a group of three or four people building a pig trap when another man approached and allegedly fired on the group.

The injured man and his friends walked about 1.5km to get help before being picked up by police and taken to a waiting ambulance.

A 56-year-old local man was later arrested at a property on Hinahinanui Rd with the assistance of the Armed Offenders Squad.

He is due to appear in Whakatāne District Court today charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and unlawful possession of a firearm.