Alarm after gun scare for students

An unloaded gun was fired at a group of six students from Whangarei Boys' High School.

An unloaded firearm was pointed and fired at a group of school students walking on a Whangarei street to a sporting event.

Police say a group of six students from Whangarei Boys' High School were walking on Manse St to a football game about 2.35pm last Friday.

As they were making their way to the supermarket, before going to the game, a vehicle with two men in it stopped and one of the men pointed what the students thought was a BB gun.

It was fired but no one saw anything come out of the end of the gun.

It's believed the men were in their 20s. However, the incident was only reported to police about 12.30pm the next day. Police have made no arrest and say inquiries are ongoing.

WBHS principal Karen Gilbert-Smith said it was concerning such an incident had happened in the community.

She became aware of the incident on Monday when contacted by a concerned parent.

Yesterday, during an assembly, senior students were told about the incident and given safety advice.

Students were also made aware of recording important details like the make of the car, registration number and description of the people involved.

Ms Gilbert-Smith said yesterday she was yet to be contacted by police but urged anyone with information about the incident to contact Whangarei police.

Information can be given to police on 430 4500 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.