A Taranaki man has died after an Armed Offenders Squad callout to a shooting at Korito about 16km south of New Plymouth.
A Police spokeswoman said a homicide inquiry is underway after a man died in a rural area south of New Plymouth this evening.
"Police were called to a property in Korito shortly before 7pm, to reports a man had been seriously injured," she said.
"On arrival, the man could not be revived and he died from his injuries.