Police carried out a scene examination yesterday. Photo / RNZ
Police carried out a scene examination yesterday. Photo / RNZ
A 20-year-old man killed early Sunday was celebrating his upcoming birthday before being killed in a fatal fight on a central Hamilton street.
Police, who are probing the man’s death as a homicide, have issued a plea for cell phone or dashcam footage, given the numberof people and vehicles nearby during the violent altercation.
The man died shortly after being taken to hospital, while three others were hurt in a fight - which broke out between two groups on Alexandra Street about 12.10am.
Detective Inspector Daryl Smith said the man was “celebrating his upcoming birthday when a fight occurred with another group of people”.
“We are speaking to a number of witnesses and people involved in the altercation and are making a number of enquiries to locate the offender and the weapon or weapons that were used.
“At the time, Alexandra Street was busy with cars and pedestrians. We think it’s highly likely that critical information was recorded on dashcam or cell phones.
“We’re appealing to anyone who was in the area around midnight, if you saw this fight, if you filmed it, or if you have dashcam footage, we need to hear from you as soon as possible.”
Police at the scene on Alexandra St in Hamilton yesterday morning. Photo: RNZ / Daniel Gilhooly
The three surviving victims have been discharged from hospital and a forensic examination of the street was completed on Sunday afternoon, police said today.
“There is still a lot of work ahead of us to understand the full circumstances of what occurred, but the investigation team is committed to piecing the many fragments together.”
