A person suffering injuries from an air rifle turned up at Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, last night. Photo / Sylvie Whinray
A person has been hospitalised after suffering injuries from an air rifle.
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident after reports of a person at Middlemore Hospital, South Auckland, with injuries received from an air rifle.
The injuries are said to be minor.
A police spokeswoman said officers were alerted to the situation just before 11pm yesterday .
"The person presented at Middlemore Hospital with minor injuries. There was no incident at the hospital itself."
It has not yet been established exactly where the victim was injured - or whether authorities are looking for anyone else involved.
The spokeswoman said inquiries are ongoing.
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