A 35-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly shot his neighbour in the Hutt Valley.
Police were called to the incident at a home on Judd Cres in Naenae on Saturday night at about 9pm.
The victim was taken to hospital where they remain recovering from a gunshot wound to the shoulder.
Police seized the firearm used, but the offender left the scene before they got there.
But this afternoon police said they have arrested a 35-year-old man who is due to appear in Hutt Valley District Court today facing charges in relation to the firearms incident.
