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Counties Manukau

Police have charged a man over a firearms incident in Papakura in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Enquiries began after a man sustained a gunshot wound at Maadi Place at around 2.30am, on 6 December.

Detective Senior Sergeant Simon Taylor, from Counties Manukau South CIB, says a man was arrested on Sunday.

He will appear in the Papakura District Court today.

“The 20-year-old man has been charged with wounding with intent to grievous bodily harm,” he says.

“Police believe the victim and the offender in this matter are known to each other.”