Second arrest made, firearms seized relating to Sofitel shooting Thu, 20 May 2021, 3:16PM Police outside the Sofitel in the Viaduct Harbour responding to the April firearms incident. (Photo / Jason Oxenham) Second arrest made, firearms seized relating to Sofitel shooting Thu, 20 May 2021, 3:16PM A 22-year-old has been arrested in relation to a firearms incident last month at Auckland s Sofitel Hotel. He is the second person charged in relation to the alleged incident, and the eighth person in connection to the police investigation. Police seized two firearms. Photo / Supplied Detective Inspector John Sutton said three search warrants were carried out at a West Auckland addresses this morning.
Seventh man charged over Sofitel shooting incident 11 May, 2021 02:46 AM Quick Read Police outside the Sofitel in the Viaduct Harbour on the day of the shooting in April. Photo / Jason Oxenham Police outside the Sofitel in the Viaduct Harbour on the day of the shooting in April. Photo / Jason Oxenham NZ Herald A seventh person has been charged in relation to the Sofitel shooting incident last month. Detective Inspector John Sutton said a 25-year-old man was arrested in Northland this morning following a search warrant in Whananaki. The man appeared today in the Whangarei District Court charged with being an accessory after the fact.
File photo. Photo: RNZ / Simon Rogers In the incident on 15 April, shots were fired at the hotel in the city s Viaduct Harbour. The shooting was part of a gang conflict between the Mongols and the Headhunters, but there were no reported injuries in the attack. Detective Inspector John Sutton said a 25-year-old man was arrested in Northland this morning following a search warrant in Whananaki. He appeared today in the Whangārei District Court charged with being an accessory after the fact and was due to appear in the Auckland District Court later this month. Last Thursday, a 48-year-old man was arrested and charged in Northland with being an accessory after the fact.
Press Release – New Zealand Police Police searching for a wanted man who was sought in relation to the firearms incident at the Sofitel Hotel in Auckland last month have arrested him today. The man was arrested this afternoon by Armed Offenders Squad members executing a search warrant at a rural property near Kerikeri. The man, aged 27, is in custody and is receiving medical treatment for a minor injury sustained during the arrest after initially resisting Police. He will be appearing in the Kaikohe District Court tomorrow on charges relating to discharging a firearm with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and unlawfully possessing firearms.
Hone Reihana, 27, was arrested in Kerikeri, Northland on Thursday. A man wanted in connection with a shooting at Auckland’s Sofitel hotel has been arrested. Police said Hone Reihana, 27, was arrested on Thursday afternoon by armed police executing a search warrant at a rural property near Kerikeri, in Northland. Reihana was in custody and receiving medical treatment for a minor injury he sustained after initially resisting arrest, police said. Reihana will appear at Kaikohe District Court on Friday on charges relating to discharging a firearm with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and unlawfully possessing firearms. Further charges were likely, police said.
Police have arrested the man wanted over the firearms incident at the Sofitel Hotel in Auckland last month after carrying out a search warrant at a rural property near Kerikeri this afternoon.