Police shot and injured a 32-year-old man in Auckland's Grey Lynn on Monday night after he pointed a gun at officers.
Auckland City District Commander Superintendent Karyn Malthus said the man was shot after an "armed incident" on Wallingford St in Grey Lynn at about 5pm.
She said the 32-year-old was in a critical condition in hospital after being shot in the abdomen.
Malthus said the man was in an "agitated state" standing outside the house that he lived in. She said he then fired "several shots" at the house before police arrived.
The 32-year-old is in hospital in a critical condition. (Source: 1News)
Once officers were at the scene, she said they told the man several times to put down his firearm. Malthus said the man didn't and raised his gun toward the officers. It was at this point that he was shot once.
The man didn't shoot the officers, Malthus said.
She said officers immediately gave him first aid. They also searched the house he was firing at, which was empty.
Malthus said there wasn't any ongoing risk to the public, but that there would be an increased police presence around Grey Lynn in the coming days.
"There's no doubt there's an increase in firearms-related offending in Auckland. But, yes, we're [police] doing an awful lot around that space. We have a number of operations running, investigations running."
She couldn't say if the man was known to police or if he had any gang links.
Malthus said it wasn't clear what his motivation was or where he got the gun.
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has been notified.
There is a large police presence blocking Murdoch Rd.
A resident told 1News they heard at least two loud bangs but weren't sure what they were.
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