Two men charged with attempted murder following a shooting in the eastern Bay of Plenty were remanded in custody when they appeared in court today.
The men, aged 20 and 16, allegedly fired shots from a car, hitting two people in another car about 9.30am on Daniel Street in Kaingaroa, 50km southeast of Rotorua, police said.
Edwin Iraia, 21, was shot in the hand and Harmon MacPherson, 19, was shot in the shoulder in the incident which, involved two families.
Mr MacPherson had been released from hospital and Mr Iraia had been transferred to Waikato Hospital, Inspector Greg Sparrow said.
The two accused appeared in Taupo Youth Court today facing a charge of attempted murder and various firearms charges, he said.
Both were remanded in custody to appear in Rotorua Youth Court, one tomorrow and the other on Thursday.
Meanwhile, police would continue to have a high profile presence in Kaingaroa and nearby Murupara for the foreseeable future, Mr Sparrow said.
"We've recovered a firearm that we believe was used in the shooting and our current focus at present is speaking to witnesses and examining the vehicles that were used in the incident."
