Top cop blames gang tensions, 501 deportees for surging gun violence across Auckland 14 Mar, 2021 06:00 AM 5 minutes to read Police at the scene of a suspected shooting on Johnstone Rd, Otara, in November. Photo / Dean Purcell Police at the scene of a suspected shooting on Johnstone Rd, Otara, in November. Photo / Dean Purcell One of the country's top cops has blamed bad blood linked to rising gang tensions and an influx of Australian 501 deportees for surging gun violence across Auckland. A high level briefing to Police Minister Poto Williams by Assistant Commissioner Richard Chambers - obtained by the Herald under the Official Information Act - canvasses the background to a spate of shootings across the super city and what police are doing to prevent more bloodshed.