Police have found a gun near the scene of a shooting in Invercargill this morning.
File photo Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller
Emergency services were called to Kelvin Street at 9.15am where a 52-year-old-man had been shot in his lower leg.
St John Ambulance said two ambulance crews were called to the scene.
The man was taken to Southland Hospital with serious injuries where he had surgery and is now in a stable condition.
Police said the relationship between the victim and the offender was yet to be established.
They are still looking for the shooter and are urging anyone who was near Kelvin Street at the time to contact them.
One resident told RNZ that the street was usually very quiet, and there had never been any trouble in the area before.
"I didn't hear anything and I haven't been outside really ... I have seen armed police walking up the street and checking vehicles."
Ranna, who owns an Indian grocery store, said some customers had told her they were feeling anxious because the shooter had not been found.
