14 Jun 2011

Concern for occupants after shots fired at house

8:12 pm on 14 June 2011

Police are concerned for the safety of residents of a Hamilton house where they believe shots were fired on Tuesday morning.

Police have determined that two shots were fired at a house on Ellicott Road about 5am.

Detective Senior Sergeant Karl Thornton says they still have not worked out exactly what happened, but there was no one inside the property when it was cleared by the Waikato armed offenders squad.

Police have been unable to locate the residents on Tuesday.

Mr Thornton says he holds concerns for the safety of the occupants and wants them to contact police.