"Vitally important" CCTV footage is being sought as part of an investigation into the shooting of a man at a Palmerston North car park yesterday.
Emergency services were called to Marriner St by a member of the public after gunshots were heard shortly after 3pm yesterday.
Detective Senior Sergeant David Thompson said the victim was found with gunshot-related injuries, and taken to Palmerston North Hospital in a serious condition where he underwent surgery.
"Due to his injuries, he has been flown to Wellington Hospital where he is in intensive care, awaiting further treatment."
Thompson said officers were also making inquiries into a car fire on Karere Rd reported to a short time after the shooting, to determine whether the two incidents were linked.
"Police are looking to identify vehicles that arrived and then left around the time of the shooting in Marriner St and the car fire in Karere Rd," he said.
“We ask members of the public who live in the area and have CCTV cameras to contact us.
The manner of driving following these incidents would have attracted attention, and if you saw any vehicle driving at speed or erratically, please let us know."
Thompson said the proximity of the shooting to a playground "was also worrying".
"This area is very public, but it is especially concerning to see it happen so close to a children’s playground."
“Violence like this is unacceptable and we need the community’s help to locate those involved. What members of the public have witnessed will be the key to identifying who is responsible and why it happened.
CCTV around Marriner Street and Karere Rd was "vitally important to this investigation".
Anyone with cameras that may have recorded movement of vehicles on the road was urged to contact police as soon as possible.
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