Person shot at East Auckland bar, investigation under way

A man has been shot during a firearms incident at a bar in East Auckland last night.

Police were called at 9.46pm on Thursday night after three men entered a bar on Dunrobin Place and assaulted a man before a shot was fired.

The incident occurred at Applejack’s Bar and Eatery in Highland Park.

Police are investigating following a firearms incident at Applejack's Bar and Eatery. Photo / Hayden Woodward

“One person received a serious injury and was transported to hospital,” a police spokesperson said.

Inquiries into the circumstances of the incident, and who is responsible, are ongoing.

Police on the scene of a firearms incident at Applejack's in the Auckland suburb of Highland Park. Photo / Hayden Woodward

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