Last updated 07:33, June 27 2018
Stokes Valley resident Roxanne Caldow heard the gunshot from the George St address as she was walking down the road
Police have not yet found the man who allegedly shot a person in the chest in Lower Hutt.
On Tuesday afternoon the armed offenders squad was called to an address in George St, in the suburb of Stokes Valley, about 2.15pm on Tuesday.
A man was found with a serious chest injury and was taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition.
Armed police cordon off streets around the scene of the shooting on George St in Lower Hutt on Tuesday.
On Wednesday morning a spokeswoman said police were "still working to locate" the alleged shooter.
On Tuesday, Inspector Scott Cooper, of Hutt Valley, said police were "undertaking various inquiries at addresses around Lower Hutt to locate the alleged offender".
"At this point, we don't believe they are a risk to the wider public."
Everyone involved knew each other, police said.