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Invercargill police seek sighting of vehicle after two shootings

Rachael Kelly

Invercargill police are seeking sightings of a distinctive vehicle after two shootings in the city, which are believed to involve members of the Mongrel Mob.

Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Baird said Invercargill Police were continuing to investigate two shootings from early this year, and are seeking sightings of a darkcoloured Toyota Sienta, which was a vehicle of interest in both shootings.

It was recovered in a recent search warrant at an Invercargill address.

‘‘We acknowledge that these matters were some time ago but want to highlight the seriousness of this type of offending and the impact it has had on our victims and members of the public who live in these areas.

‘‘Police are following lines of enquiry and want to assure the public that we are continuing to investigate both incidents and are committed to holding those responsible to account,’’ Baird said.

The first shooting occurred at around 1am on January 31 when an unknown number of offenders fired eight shots from a high power rifle into a house on Centre Street.

Two people inside the house were struck by bullets and received serious injuries.

Police believe the address was specifically targeted, and the vehicle involved drove off in a westerly direction.

The second incident occurred at around 1am on July 3 when a house on the corner of Elizabeth Street and Elles Road had multiple shots from a high power rifle and a shot gun fired into it.

There was one occupant in the house at the time but thankfully they were not injured in the shooting.

Police believe the house was incorrectly targeted. The offenders have driven off in a southerly direction on Elles Road.

Shortly afterwards, Police spoke to the occupants of two vehicles on Ball Street who both had Mongrel Mob gang affiliations.

‘‘Since these incidents occurred Police have been carrying out a number of enquiries and we believe offenders for both incidents are associated to the Mongrel Mob gang,’’ Baird said.

‘‘We believe there will be people out there who have information relevant to our investigations and encourage anyone with information to please contact us and know that you can do so in confidence.’’

You can contact Police by calling 105 quoting file number 220131/9471 or 220603/1744.

Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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