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A man has been charged after a late-night attack in South Auckland after he knocked at the victim’s door before allegedly shooting the person he requested to see.
Police were called to the shooting at a Marumaru Lane home in Manurewa, last Wednesday, about 8.45pm.
“The offender has gone tothe door and asked for the victim, before allegedly shooting him when he came to the door,” Detective Inspector Shaun Vickers said.
“The victim was taken to hospital in a serious condition, and was very fortunate to have not suffered life-threatening injuries.”
Police searched two properties yesterday afternoon, with support from the Armed Offenders Squad.
The victim was shot at his front door, police allege. Photo / Hayden Woodward
“Staff carried out these warrants at properties in Takanini and Manurewa around 3pm,” Vickers said.
“The alleged offender was not located at either address, but as a result he handed himself into Papakura Police Station not long afterwards and was taken into custody.”
A 29-year-old woman, who is a co-accused, was arrested by police last week.
Both will appear in the Manukau District Court today, with the man facing joint charges of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and commission of an offence with a firearm.
A 34-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman are due to appear in Manukau District Court today after last Wednesday's shooting. Photo / Hayden Woodward.
“We will not tolerate this type of offending and two people are now before the courts,” Vickers said.
“Further arrests cannot be ruled out as the investigation continues.”
The short cul-de-sac, lined with townhouses, is off Russell Rd, close to Homai Station.
The people who lived in the house had moved in just weeks ago and had young children, a neighbour told the Herald.
Police speaking to residents of Marumaru Lane the day after a late-night shooting in Manurewa last week. Photo / Anna Heath
The woman, who asked not to be named, said she saw a “bunch of people” gathered near the garage. Later, while washing the dishes, she heard “a lot of kerfuffle and saw lights, and then I saw that there were lots of police outside”.
The woman, who was home alone, said the incident was “quite scary”.
She said she had felt uneasy seeing people “roaming outside” earlier in the day, wondering if they were trying to break into her house, but added: “I’ve had to live here for the last year, so I just brushed it off because it’s never anything”.
She said residents were from “all different cultures” and usually got along well, and that the occupants of a nearby house with gang affiliations had recently moved out.
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