The headquarters for the Auckland Black Power New Zealand chapter is believed to have been targeted in a suspected drive-by shooting overnight. Video / Hayden Woodward
The headquarters of the Auckland Black Power New Zealand chapter is believed to have been targeted in a drive-by shooting overnight.
A police spokesperson said emergency services received reports of shots being fired on Jolson Rd, Mount Wellington about 11pm.
On arrival police spoke to several occupants at the address,who did not know why shots had been fired at the address, the spokesperson said. No one was injured as a result of the shooting.
The chapter’s president Mark Pitman told Newshub his family, including a 10-month-old child, were asleep at the time of the shooting.
“We woke up this morning to see it on our walls there. Luckily the children are okay that is the main thing ... that’s all we are worried about is the children,” he said.
Photos from the scene show bullet holes in the windows and walls of the top storey of the house. A police spokesperson said it was believed “a number of shots” were fired at the exterior of the building from the roadside.
Police were completing a scene examination, and residents can expect to see an increased police presence in the area, a spokesperson said.
Emergency services received reports of shots being fired on Jolson Rd, Mount Wellington about 11pm. Photo / Hayden Woodward.
A neighbour who was waiting to return to his home told the Herald his wife was home alone and was “very scared”.
A neighbour who was waiting to return to his home told the Herald his wife was home alone and was “very scared”. Photo / Hayden Woodward
Anyone with information in relation to the shooting is asked to contact the Police via 105 or anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111, referencing file number 230402/6377.
