Driver in custody after person reportedly shot at in Manurewa, Auckland

Driver in custody after person reportedly shot at in Manurewa, Auckland

One person has been taken into custody after reports of a firearm being discharged in the Auckland suburb of Manurewa.

A driver is in custody after a person was reportedly shot at in the Auckland suburb of Manurewa on Monday.

A police spokesperson said at around 2.22pm, police received a report of a person in a vehicle “allegedly discharging a firearm towards a person” on Kirton Cres.

Police, with the assistance of the Eagle helicopter, followed the vehicle until it came to a stop on Great South Rd, Drury.

The driver was taken into custody without further incident.