A Kurri Kurri man turned up at Maitland Hospital late yesterday afternoon suffering a gunshot wound, and police are still trying to work out how he got it.
Just before 5pm, the man was dropped off at the hospital by his girlfriend nursing a single gunshot wound to his left hand.
Police searched a home in Kurri Kurri and have spoken to his father and the girlfriend, but the circumstances surrounding the incident are still not known.
The 22-year-old has now been released from the hospital.
Investigations are continuing and anyone with any information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
