Police are looking into the circumstances surrounding both incidents, including whether injuries sustained were accidental or whether there were suspicious circumstances.

The incidents are believed to be unrelated.

About 4.45pm, a 22-year-old man presented to the Launceston General Hospital with a bullet wound to the groin.

He was taken for surgery and is in a stable condition.

About 7pm, ambulance officers attended a house at Rocherlea where a 20-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to the torso.

The man was taken to hospital and remains in a serious condition.

A modified double-barrel shotgun was seized by police.

Though the initial investigations indicated the incidents were unrelated, detectives are exploring all possibilities.

Anyone with information about the incident should contact Launceston CIB on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers anonymously omn 1800 333 000 or crimestopperstas.com.au.