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"Male accidently shot in Gisborne - Gisborne - Eastern"
At 5:45pm tonight, Ambulance were advised that a 22 year old male had been
accidently shot in a rural area Waihirere, just out of Gisborne. The victim
was transported to Gisborne Hospital by his companions where he is in a
critcal condition. The male victim is from Germany and currently here on
holiday. Interpol have been asked to make contact with his family in
Germany.

It appears that the group were out shooting goats when the shooting ocurred
with a high powered rifle. It is too early to provide any further details
about the shooting as the people involved are yet to be fully interviewed.
No details will be released at this stage on the details of the person who
fired the weapon as they are still to be confirmed.

Police are not looking for anyone else and the firearm has been recovered by
police.

Gisborne CIB have been called out and will be leading the investigation.

ratshit

Originally Posted by thedrunkfish

ratshit

+1

Bad news at any time but xmas eve !

That's no good , pretty sure Germans christmass day is 24 th . Poor family

Originally Posted by Munsey

That's no good , pretty sure Germans christmass day is 24 th . Poor family

They open presents on the 24th but the media obsession with "high powered rifle" ... useless hyperbole, they wheel that out so often it's almost cliché. Who cares about the power of it, the chap was injured and I hope that he comes right again.

That's a shame. Are there any updates on this one yet?

I suppose 'high powered rifle' means it wasn't an air rifle or 22rf but being the media it could be a 22. I remember when a high powered rifle meant an elephant gun or big game rifle.

Originally Posted by 303Guy

That's a shame. Are there any updates on this one yet?

I suppose 'high powered rifle' means it wasn't an air rifle or 22rf but being the media it could be a 22. I remember when a high powered rifle meant an elephant gun or big game rifle.

30-30 if I heard correct.

I suppose the use of the phrase 'high powered rifle' is similar to it being explained that someone was hit by a bus rather than a car

Hope the poor buggers alright now.

Lets be grateful the media aren't calling it an assalt rifle

I have just seen this. I hope he survived the incident.

Originally Posted by Rich007

I suppose the use of the phrase 'high powered rifle' is similar to it being explained that someone was hit by a bus rather than a car

Put a bumper sticker on the car and the media will say the car was....MODIFIED!!!!! AGHHHH

Latest news - he's out of hospital now. Herald

The young German man seriously wounded in a shooting accident on a farm near Gisborne on Christmas Eve has recovered and is now out of hospital.
Jonas Winkel was discharged from Auckland City Hospital last week.
The police inquiry into the shooting continues and Mr Winkel was interviewed by detectives last week in Auckland.
The 23-year-old was hunting goats with two companions when he was shot in the chest at close range with a .30-30 calibre rifle.
He was flown to Auckland Hospital on Christmas Day and had a series of operations on the internal injuries the bullet caused.

Good news.

Lucky bastard taking a 30/30 to the chest

16/3/14

"Firearms incident - Titahi Bay, Porirua, Wellington - National Alerts"

Armed Police have attended an incident in Titahi Bay, Porirua, this afternoon in which a male was seen in two separate locations carrying a handgun. A first sighting was received just prior to 2pm where the male was reported to be sitting at the main entrance to Titahi Bay beach holding what was believed to be a handgun. Police were quickly on scene however he had already moved from the area and could not be located. About 20 minutes later a further call was received advising that the same person had entered a local pub and a handgun had again been seen. Police cordoned the immediate area and began evacuating patrons from the premises. The suspect male came out of his own accord shortly after and was taken into custody without incident. It has been confirmed that the firearm he had was a BB gun. Prior to leaving the pub the male had allegedly fired a couple of pellets inside however there is no indication that he had threatened or presented the gun at anyone at any stage. This, however, is a prime example of an unnecessary circumstance where someone with a fake but highly authentic looking gun has created a situation which has required an armed Police response. Had this person not cooperated with Police instructions but instead presented that gun in any manner towards them or other persons the response may have been drastically different, and the outcome potentially tragic.