The woman shot dead in Gisborne on Sunday has been named by police as 25-year-old Chephar Hollis-Brown.
The mother of one was killed at a Centennial Crescent property on Sunday morning.
Police were called to a house in Te Hapara at 3.45am on Sunday to reports of a woman being shot.
She was dead when police arrived, and a homicide investigation has been launched.
"The investigation into her death continues, and police are urging people to come forward if they have any information," police said in a statement on Wednesday afternoon.