Home and Away - Kat Chapman's life will hang in the balance after she is shot by Josh Barret's drug dealer, Damo.

Josh reports Damo to the police.

As a furious Damo starts trashing Josh's house with a cricket bat, Kat (Pia Miller) enters in an attempt to appease the situation.

Kat is rushed to hospital after being shot

However, things escalate when Damo realises she has a gun and keen to get him to calm down, Kat agrees to put her gun on the table.

While John, Andy, Maddy, Evie and Oscar wait outside, they are horrified when they hear a gunshot and it soon becomes apparent that Kat is the unlucky victim.

As Kat is rushed to hospital, her life hangs in the balance and it is down to Nate to try and save her. Will Kat pull through?

Nate treats an injured Kat

Kat's life hangs in the balance

Airs Tuesday, October 6th