Man with gunshot wound leaves hospital, bullet still in stomach

A man who was admitted to an Auckland hospital with a gunshot wound is told to seek emergency medical attention after leaving with the bullet still in the stomach.

Tony Moses arrived at Middlemore Hospital in south Auckland early yesterday morning with a single gunshot wound to the abdomen area, police said.

“Moses left the hospital of his own free will shortly after he was admitted,” said Detective Inspector Chris Barry of the Manukau County Police.

“Moses requires urgent medical treatment and surgery to remove the projectile.”

It has not been revealed exactly what time Moses arrived at the hospital and what time he is believed to have left.

It is not yet known whether he went alone or if he had help.

The police are asking Moises to come forward immediately or seek help.

Anyone with information about your location is also urged to contact authorities immediately.

Barry said police are investigating the circumstances of the shooting that resulted in Moses’ injury.

“[We] The possibility that the injury was accidentally self-inflicted cannot be ruled out, “Barry said.

The police know that Moisés has arrest warrants for illegal possession of a firearm and for breaching the conditions of release.

Can you help? Anyone with information can call the police on 105 or anonymously through the CrimeStoppers hotline: 0800 555111