Police have found a vehicle thought to have been used in a shooting of a teenager in South Auckland late last week.
Emergency crews were called to the incident on Featherston Crescent , in Otara, just before 11pm on Friday. A 16-year-old had suffered a serious gunshot wound and was taken to hospital in a critical condition that night.
Counties Manukau Police confirmed this morning that they had some leads in their investigation.
Detective Inspector Shaun Vickers told the Herald: "Police are following strong lines of inquiry in relation to this matter and have recovered a vehicle believed to have been used in this incident.
"The victim remains in hospital in a stable condition.''