Police investigate after person arrives at Christchurch hospital with gunshot wound

Police are investigating after a person arrived at Christchurch Hospital with injuries consistent with a gunshot wound. The person was reported to police at approximately 1.55am on Tuesday. The individual has received medical treatment and has been discharged.

Officers were called to a property on Glynne Crescent in Spreydon at about 7.40pm on Monday following reports of a gun being shot during a disorderly incident. A group of people left that scene, and police later spotted a vehicle linked to the incident on Barrington Street. A sawn-off shotgun was found during a search of that vehicle.

A 30-year-old Christchurch man was arrested and charged with three firearms-related offences, including unlawful possession of a firearm. He is scheduled to appear in the Christchurch District Court on Tuesday.

Police are working to determine if the shooting in Spreydon is linked to the person who arrived at the hospital. There is currently no indication from police that the two incidents are connected.

How it developed

• Tue 6 Oct, 7:38amA 30-year-old man was arrested and charged with three firearms-related offences following the discovery of a sawn-off shotgun in Spreydon.
• Tue 6 Oct, 9:54amPolice stated there is currently no indication that the Spreydon incident and the hospital presentation are connected.

Where reports differ

• One report suggests police are working to determine if the incidents are linked, while another states there is currently no indication they are connected.

Compiled from reports by NZ Herald, The Press, RNZ, 1News and Stuff.