At 9.56am on Saturday 16th January 2015, Police were advised that persons were seen and the sounds of a firearm being discharged from an address in Norana Road, Timberlea, Upper Hutt.
Police went to the address and found four male occupants leaving the area in a motor vehicle. A search of the vehicle revealed a .22 sawn off rifle.
All four occupants are all currently at the Upper Hutt Police Station assisting Police with their enquiries.
The firearm has been seized.
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