One person has been taken to hospital in a critical condition after an “altercation” in Hamilton East this morning.
Police responded to “reports of a group fighting” at a residential address on Firth Street at about 11.30am.
“One person was located in a critical condition and has been transported to Waikato Hospital,” a police spokesperson said.
One ambulance and one rapid response unit attended the scene, a St John spokesperson said.
“Our crews assessed and treated one patient who was transported to Waikato hospital in a critical condition.”
The police spokesperson added: “Police are speaking with several people believed to be involved and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of what occurred.
“A scene examination will be conducted.”