Tristan Oakes death: Third person charged with murder, three charged with burglary

Tristan Oakes, 29, died in Tauranga Hospital on October 26. He was found with a gunshot wound at his Te Puke home on October 25. Photo / Sonya Oakes

A third person has been charged with the murder of Tristan Oakes in the Bay of Plenty town of Te Puke.

The 29-year-old was found critically injured from a gunshot wound at his home on October 25 and died in Tauranga Hospital the next day.

Detective Senior Sergeant Natalie Flowerdew-Brown said police today arrested a 24-year-old Te Puke man and charged him with murder.

The man is the third person charged with Oakes’ murder.

Police have also charged three men, aged 29, 30, and 33, all from Te Puke, with burglary.

All six men are scheduled to appear in Tauranga District Court this afternoon.

“Police would like to thank the community for their assistance and will continue to provide updates as the investigation progresses,” Flowerdew-Brown said.