Northcote shooting: Mother fears her young son may be blind as the result of facial injuriesRICKY WILSON/STUFF Police scene at Northcote where a youth was shot on Friday nightAuckland police are appealing for information into a suspected drive-by shooting in Northcote on Friday night – with a teenage boy understood to have suffered facial injuries and his family fearing he may now be blind. Email newstips@stuff.co.nzRicky Wilson/Stuff It is understood a young man received injuries to his face as a result of the shooting. Northcote MP Shanan Halbert said he understood Northcote residents would be feeling concerned about the incident. A cordon was set up at the College Rd and Cadness St intersection, and an armed police officer was standing guard. The other end of Cadness St was also blocked off by police.

Source: Stuff February 26, 2021 21:13 UTC