A man was taken to hospital after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds in an incident in Pembroke last night.

Police and other first responders were called out to a home in the area of Curving Avenue at about 10.45pm.

The wounded man was attended to at the scene by emergency medical technicians and taken by ambulance to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for further treatment.

Police said last night that the extent of his injuries remained unknown.

The area remained taped off in the hours after the incident as officers investigated at the scene.

Anyone who may have witnessed this incident or may have information and has not already spoken to police is urged to contact police on 211 at the earliest opportunity.

Anyone with information on the incident can also call the main police number, 295-0011, or the independent and confidential Crime Stoppers number, 800-8477.

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