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Four people have been arrested after two people were injured, one seriously, when shots were allegedly fired at a Gisborne home overnight.
Tairāwhiti Area Commander Inspector Danny Kirk said police were called to Taruheru Cres in Mangapapa at around 11.45pm to reports of several shots fired towards a house from a car.
"The occupants of the same car then fired one or two shots at an occupied vehicle in Valley Rd, Mangapapa."
Police located the car on Lytton Rd and signalled the driver to stop, but they failed to do so and were pursued through Elgin until the vehicle was stopped at the intersection of Awapuni Rd.
The four occupants of the car – males aged 15, 16, 26 and 28 – were charged with discharging a firearm with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
A firearm and other items thrown from the car as they attempted to evade police were seized.
Further charges were likely as the investigation continued, Kirk said, adding that his message to all involved is that this kind of offending "has to stop".
"Two people were injured as a result of the shots fired at the house – one seriously – and we could very easily have been dealing with one or more fatalities."
The four men would appear in Gisborne District Court tomorrow.
St John has been contacted for comment.
