A man is dead after a shooting in Palmerston North last night.
A police spokesman said the shooting occurred at a home on Bradford Place in Awapuni around 7pm.
Detective Senior Sergeant Craig Sheridan of Palmerston North CIB said the man died after being shot inside the house.
A number of adults were there at the time, he said, and those people were currently being supported by family, victim support and police staff.
A police investigation had begun into the circumstances surrounding the shooting and would include interviews of those at the house and a scene examination, Mr Sheridan said.