12 Oct 2021

Fourth person charged after teenager shot four times in Invercargill

2:21 pm on 12 October 2021

A fourth person has been charged after a man with four gunshot wounds sought treatment at Southland Hospital earlier this month.

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Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller

The 19-year-old victim has undergone surgery at the hospital.

Police said today that a 25-year-old man has been charged with intent to cause grievous bodily harm in relation to an incident at a property on Tweed Street in Invercargill on Saturday 2 October.

The man has been remanded in custody until he appears in the Invercargill District Court on 16 November.

A 26-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man have already been charged with firearms offences.

A 36-year-old man has been charged with firearms and drug offences and all three remain in custody in relation to this incident, police said in a statement.

Inquiries are continuing and police urge anyone with information to call 105 and quote the file number 211003/3406.