Police are investigating after a man was reportedly shot in the arm in the Hunter this morning.
About 5am (Friday 10 June 2022), officers from Hunter Valley Police District were contacted after a 27-year-old man presented to Cessnock Hospital suffering a gunshot wound to the arm.
Police have been told the man was walking his dog on Middle Road, Paxton – near a paddock at the intersection of Sawyer Street – about 2.30am, when he was approached from behind and shot.
He did not see anyone and went home before he was driven to hospital where he remains in a stable condition.
Police have established a crime scene and commenced an investigation into the incident.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Cessnock Police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.