Police are investigating another house that was shot at in south Auckland. A spokesperson stated that officers responded to reports of a firearm being discharged toward an address on East Tāmaki Rd, Ōtara, around 7:47 pm.
There were no injuries in this latest incident, and police inquiries will continue today. Last night, two police officers with large rifles were stationed outside the targeted home.
At least four bullet holes damaged the home’s exterior walls, with one bullet appearing to have smashed a window. This recent shooting follows a spate of similar crimes across Auckland, with at least one home being targeted each week in June.
Last week, a Māngere home was sprayed by gunfire, narrowly missing children who were sleeping in a room. Edward Ru, also known as Sweet & Irie, took to Facebook to share videos of the smashed front bedroom windows of his home on Plumley Cres.
On June 18, the shooting of a Weymouth home shocked and traumatized residents. The shooting in Roscommon Rd, close to Clendon McDonald’s, resulted in damage to multiple windows in the house and a car in the driveway.
It is understood that the shooters went to a family’s residence, fired multiple rounds of ammunition, and then fled. A small East Auckland cul-de-sac became a target twice in just one week, with two men aged 23 and 25 arrested for the shooting and facing firearms and drug charges.
