A person was shot in the head and another in the abdomen in a fight overnight on Auckland’s Queen St, with the shooter fleeing on a scooter.

Both victims are in hospital with life-threatening injuries after the shooting, which happened around 11.30pm.

Police said they were called following reports of a fight between a group people on the corner of Fort St and Queen St.

Detective Senior Sergeant Craig Bolton of Auckland CIB said a small group of people started fighting before one offender pulled out a firearm and fired a number of shots.

Both were taken to Auckland Hospital in a critical condition.

One offender was witnessed fleeing the scene on a Lime Scooter, wearing distinctive red and black pants and a red hat.

Bolton said there was not thought to be an ongoing risk to the community.

Electric scooters abandoned on lower Queen St following a shooting incident at 11.30pm on August 3. Photo / Hayden Woodward

Footage from the scene appears to show armed police surrounding a person on the ground. Photos of the scene also show multiple scooters lying on their sides.

A witness has told the Herald he heard multiple gunshots and people yelling before looking out the window to see a man lying on the ground and another being tended by police.

Another witness told TVNZ’s Breakfast they heard screaming and several loud bangs around 11.30pm on Thursday . When they looked out the window they saw a group of young people looking “panicked”, with a person lying still on the ground.

Police on lower Queen St following an incident overnight. Photo / Hayden Woodward

Police overnight were maintaining a scene guard with cordons in place between Customs St East and Shortland St. The cordons have now been lifted.

There are also several numbered police markings on the ground.

Police are expected to provide more details on what has happened this morning.

Police had cordons in place between Customs St East and Shortland St in the Auckland CBD. Photo / Hayden Woodward

More to come.