Second arrest made, firearms seized relating to Sofitel shooting Thu, 20 May 2021, 3:16PM
Police outside the Sofitel in the Viaduct Harbour responding to the April firearms incident. (Photo / Jason Oxenham) Second arrest made, firearms seized relating to Sofitel shooting Thu, 20 May 2021, 3:16PM
A 22-year-old has been arrested in relation to a firearms incident last month at Auckland s Sofitel Hotel.
He is the second person charged in relation to the alleged incident, and the eighth person in connection to the police investigation.
Police seized two firearms. Photo / Supplied
Detective Inspector John Sutton said three search warrants were carried out at a West Auckland addresses this morning.
Seventh man charged over Sofitel shooting incident
11 May, 2021 02:46 AM
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Police outside the Sofitel in the Viaduct Harbour on the day of the shooting in April. Photo / Jason Oxenham
Police outside the Sofitel in the Viaduct Harbour on the day of the shooting in April. Photo / Jason Oxenham
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A seventh person has been charged in relation to the Sofitel shooting incident last month.
Detective Inspector John Sutton said a 25-year-old man was arrested in Northland this morning following a search warrant in Whananaki.
The man appeared today in the Whangarei District Court charged with being an accessory after the fact.
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Photo: RNZ / Simon Rogers
In the incident on 15 April, shots were fired at the hotel in the city s Viaduct Harbour.
The shooting was part of a gang conflict between the Mongols and the Headhunters, but there were no reported injuries in the attack.
Detective Inspector John Sutton said a 25-year-old man was arrested in Northland this morning following a search warrant in Whananaki.
He appeared today in the Whangārei District Court charged with being an accessory after the fact and was due to appear in the Auckland District Court later this month.
Last Thursday, a 48-year-old man was arrested and charged in Northland with being an accessory after the fact.