Three people shot at Auckland park

A person has entered an Auckland park and opened fire on a large group of people, leaving three in hospital with gunshot wounds.

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A person has entered an Auckland park and opened fired on a group of people, leaving 3 in hospital. (AAP)

Three young men have been shot in an Auckland park by an unknown person who opened fire on a large group of people.

The person fired three times at the gathering of about 40 people drinking at Yates Road Reserve in Mangere early on Sunday before running off.

A 22-year-old man was taken to hospital in a serious but not life-threatening condition with gunshot wounds to his abdomen and leg while two other men, aged 16 and 24, suffered leg wounds.


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