Man Shot in Targeted Attack at Hamilton

BY JESSICA ROUSE

A man is recovering in hospital after he was shot in the face in Hamilton overnight.

At about 10:40pm three men, one armed with a firearm, went to a unit on Gordon Avenue where a 37-year-old man lived.

A confrontation allegedly broke out between the group, resulting in the 37-year-old man being shot.

Emergency services were called to the scene, treating the man before taking him to the John Hunter Hospital in a serious but stable condition.

Detectives set up a crime scene and are conducting further inquiries.

Early investigations suggest the attack may have been targeted.

Anyone who has any information regarding the incident is urged to contact Newcastle City Police Station or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

UPDATED: Man turns up to a Hunter hospital nursing a gunshot wound

BY JESSICA ROUSE

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.