John Bisset
Two women have received minor injuries after being shot by duck shooters while walking by the Clutha River. (File photo)
Two women have been shot by a group of men duck shooting from a boat in the Clutha River. The women were walking along a track in Alexandra at about 11am when they sustained minor shotgun pellet injuries. One woman was injured in the lower leg and the other in the shoulder, Queenstown police Detective Sergeant Paul Slater said. The shots were fired by a group of men duck shooting from a boat in the river, he said.
Please attribute to Detective Sergeant Paul Slater, Queenstown Police:
Police would like to speak to a group of men involved in a duck shooting incident earlier today.
At around 11am two women walking along a track by the Clutha River in Alexandra sustained minor shotgun pellet injuries. One was injured in the lower leg and the other in the shoulder.
The shots were fired by a group of men duck shooting from a boat in the river.
The men responsible spoke to the injured women when they realised what had happened and offered assistance, however they left the scene in their boat and have not yet been identified.
Sunday, 2 May 2021, 5:16 pm
Detective Sergeant Paul Slater, Queenstown
Police:
Police would like to speak to a group of
men involved in a duck shooting incident earlier
today.
At around 11am two women walking along a track
by the Clutha River in Alexandra sustained minor shotgun
pellet injuries.
One was injured in the lower leg and
the other in the shoulder.
The shots were fired by a
group of men duck shooting from a boat in the
river.
The men responsible spoke to the injured women
when they realised what had happened and offered assistance,
however they left the scene in their boat and have not yet