Canterbury police have been ordered to carry firearms for the second time in a fortnight amid concerns about the possibility of tit-for-tat violence between rival gangs.
About 5am, a second man, Rebels gang member Jarrad Singer, 29, was dropped off at the hospital by two people, including a member of international bikie gang the Mongols MC. He had a gunshot wound to his arm but the injury wasn’t serious.
Stuff understands police suspect members of another gang, the Neighbourhood Crips (NHC), were also involved in the shooting, which is thought to have happened during a botched drug deal or robbery.
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The president of the Mongrel Mob s Aotearoa chapter, Joseph Junior Wiringi, surrounded by other members of the gang. It’s understood that soon after the incident police came across a car in the wider Kaiapoi area that was driven by an NHC member. The occupants were spoken to before being allowed to leave.