Source: Radio New Zealand
Detective Senior Sergeant Jo Carolan said police were following strong lines of inquiry in relation to the shooting. RNZ/Nathan Mckinnon
Christchurch police are still hunting for the person who shot and badly injured a woman in the Christchurch suburb of Wainoni.
The woman was in a stable condition in hospital after being shot at a property in Shortland Street on Monday night.
The person fled in a car, in what is believed to be a gang-related shooting.
Detective Senior Sergeant Jo Carolan said police were following strong lines of inquiry.
“Police would like to reassure the community this is believed to be an isolated incident with no increased risk to the public,” she said.
“The victim sustained a single gunshot and is in a stable condition in hospital. Police are concerned around the dangerous and violent act in public and have an increased presence in and around Christchurch as officers carry out reassurance patrols.”
Shortland Street woman Shirley Achari said she heard people yelling and then what she thought was fireworks on the night the woman was shot.
A neighbour heard shouting and what she thought were fireworks on the night of the shooting. RNZ/Nathan Mckinnon
“We heard but we didn’t come out to see what was happening because I thought it was a group of people shouting and yelling. Then the shooting one, we thought it was firecrackers,” she said.
Achari said she had often seen a young girl from the house going to school but otherwise did not know the family.
The shooting had come as a shock because the neighbourhood was usually very quiet, she said.
“I always tell everyone, my friends, that this is the quietest place and we are very safe and lucky to stay here in Shortland Street because we like quiet neighbours,” she said.
Police urged anyone with information to contact them on 105, quoting file number 251110/6195.
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