26 Nov 2019

Man in custody after reports of gunshots

10:31 am on 26 November 2019

A man is in police custody after armed police swarmed a property to the west of Hamilton due to reports of gunshots being fired.

Police were called to a property on Berntsen Road, near Harbour Road in Hauturu just before 7am today.

The Armed Offenders Squad responded to the callout but police officers did not fire any shots.

A 39-year-old man is now in custody, police said.