At about 1.10am, emergency services received reports of an incident at an address in Centre Street, Invercargill.
Two people received gunshot wounds and both have been flown to Dunedin Hospital. A male is in a critical condition and a female is in a serious condition.
Police remain at the address and will be conducting a scene examination this morning along with further enquiries.
Anyone with information about this incident should contact Police on 105 and refer to file number 220131/9471, or call Crime Stoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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Issued by Police Media Centre