A 26-year-old Oamaru man was shot in the leg and less than two hours later a shot was fired at a house while two people were inside it yesterday.
The incidents in South Canterbury occurred just within hours of each other.
The 26-year-old man was taken to Timaru Hospital after sustaining a bullet wound in his thigh at about 4.30pm.
A police media spokeswoman said the man was driven to the emergency department by a friend and police are investigating how the man was injured.
About an hour later police were called to an address at Kennels Road in Washdyke, north of Timaru, after reports a shot was fired at a house. Two people, a man and child according to Fairfax, were in the house but were not hurt.
A 26-year-old Oamaru man was taken to Timaru Hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound in the thigh about 4.30pm on Sunday. Police inquiries are ongoing to determine the circumstances around how the man was injured.
He was driven to the hospital's emergency department by a friend. Police are investigating the circumstances around how he was injured and wanting o speak to Timaru man Samuel Aaron Selwyn Hix about the incident.
Police are also investigating after receiving a report that a shot was fired at a house on Kennels Road in Washdyke between 5.30pm and 6pm yesterday. The two occupants, a man and child according to Fairfax, were home at the time and were uninjured.
Anyone with information about either incident should contact their local police or report it via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
