Gunman goes on the run after 29-year-old was found with a gunshot wound at a suburban home – as detectives scour another property and a Coles shopping centre in a bid to track down the suspect
- A 29-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to his stomach on Saturday
- Paramedics treated man at Killarney Vale house before being rushed to hospital
- Detectives racing to track down the gunman and scouring four sites for clues
- The man was was flown to John Hunter Hospital where he is in a stable condition
A gunman is on the run after what police say was a targeted shooting on the New South Wales Central Coast early on Saturday morning.
Emergency services were called to a house in Killarney Vale just after 4am – where they found found Patrick Spencer, 29, with a gunshot wound to his abdomen.
Police suspect the man might have been shot elsewhere and transported to the address.
The 29-year-old man was transported to John Hunter Hospital where he is in a stable condition after being shot in the stomach
The man was treated by ambulance crews at the Main Street residence before being flown to John Hunter Hospital by helicopter, where he is in a stable condition.
Detectives are now racing to track down the gunman and believe he may have been known to the victim – but he has refused to tell police.
Along with the Main Street house, where a crime scene has been established, officers are also scouring a nearby Coles supermarket and a house on Chappel Crescent for clues as to where the man was shot.
‘We believe it is targeted, but anytime a gun is used and a person has been shot we are concerned,’ Detective Acting Inspector Shannon White told reporters on Saturday.
‘There could be dashcam out there so if anyone does have anything, that could help us,’ she said.
Detectives trying to determine where the man was shot are scouring a nearby Coles for clues