Auckland Sofitel Hotel gang shooting: Second arrest but Head Hunter Hone Reihana still on the loose
1 May, 2021 06:17 AM
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Armed police stand guard outside the Sofitel Auckland hotel, on Auckland s Viaduct, responding to a firearms incident. Photo / Jason Oxenham
Armed police stand guard outside the Sofitel Auckland hotel, on Auckland s Viaduct, responding to a firearms incident. Photo / Jason Oxenham
NZ Herald
Police have this evening made a second arrest in relation to the Auckland Sofitel Hotel gang shooting - but a patched Head Hunter gang member is still at large.
This evening, a male was stopped in a motor vehicle south of Kawakawa who police believe is linked to the Head Hunter gang member Hone Reihana.
Statement attributable to Detective Inspector John Sutton: Police are continuing to appeal for sightings of Hone Reihana, who is actively being sought.
Press Release – New Zealand Police
Detective Inspector John Sutton:
Police are continuing to appeal for sightings of Hone Reihana, who is actively being sought by Police in relation to a firearms incident at the Sofitel Hotel in Auckland in April.
Reihana, 27, also uses the name Hone Hawira and is a patched Head Hunter gang member.
He is considered dangerous and should not be approached by the public.
This morning a 25-year-old female who was identified earlier this week as being with Reihana and assisting him in evading Police appeared in the Whangarei District Court charged with being an accessory after the fact.