SYDNEY, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- An investigation was underway after a man was shot on the Central Coast of the southeast Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) on Wednesday evening, police said.
Emergency services were called to a property on Clements Drive, Avoca Beach, a coastal suburb of the Central Coast region of NSW, about 7:15 p.m. local time after reports of a shooting.
Officers attended and located a 39-year-old man suffering a gunshot wound to his leg, NSW police said in a statement.
He was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being airlifted to hospital in a stable condition.
A crime scene was established and an investigation into the incident was underway, NSW police said. ■