Police name woman killed in Waikato shooting

September 1, 2018
Police at the scene of a shooting in Otorohanga.

The woman who was fatally shot at a Waikato property yesterday evening has been named by police.

Police say Leigh Kauhoe Wallace was the 50-year-old woman that was killed at a house on Otewa Road, in Otorohanga, just before 8pm last night.

A 57-year-old man was also transported to hospital in a critical condition but is now stable, police said today.

Inquiries are continuing, but police have recovered a firearm.

No one else is being sought following the incident, according to authorities.

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