A 26-year-old Oamaru man was shot in the leg and less than two hours later a shot was fired at a house while two people were inside it yesterday. The incidents in South Canterbury occurred just within hours of each other. The 26-year-old man was taken to Timaru Hospital after sustaining a bullet wound in his thigh at about 4.30pm. A 26-year-old Oamaru man was taken to Timaru Hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound in the thigh about 4.30pm on Sunday. Police are investigating the circumstances around how he was injured and wanting o speak to Timaru man Samuel Aaron Selwyn Hix about the incident.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 03, 2017 08:03 UTC