Two men shot in south Auckland firearms incident

Two men shot in south Auckland firearms incident
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Two men have been shot in a firearms incident in the south Auckland suburb of Papatoetoe on Saturday afternoon.

Police say reports of gunshots came just after 1:30pm from Chestnut Road by Murdoch Park.

Shortly afterwards, two men turned up at Middlemore Hospital with gunshot wounds.

Both have undergone surgery.

Police are working to establish what happened. Counties Manukau Police ask anyone with information about this incident to contact them on (09) 2611 321, or to report anonymously on 0800 555 111.