He is charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon
A man is due to appear in court on Friday after a person was reportedly shot in Christchurch.
Police received multiple calls just after 6:30pm on Christmas Day about a man being chased by others on Amyes Road in Hornby.
One of the people was reported to be carrying a gun, police said, and "several vehicles in the area then fled the scene."
Officers found one person with a suspected gunshot wound in hospital. The injury was not thought to be life-threatening.
A 19-year-old man was arrested at a house on Amyes Road and was charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
He was scheduled to appear in Christchurch District Court on Boxing Day.
A scene guard would remain at the Amyes Road address and another "location of interest", and there would be "a police presence" in the area while police looked into what happened, they said.
Anyone with more information about the events was asked to contact police by calling 105, and to quote file number 251225/8572.
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