Two more people have been arrested after an investigation into a gang shooting at a luxury hotel in Auckland CBD last month.
The Armed Offenders Squad was called to the Sofitel on the waterfront just after 9am on April 15, following reports a firearm had been discharged - though no one was injured in the incident.
It later emerged the shooting was related to a flurry of violence between members of the Head Hunters and Mongols gangs.
In a statement, Detective Inspector John Sutton revealed police have charged a sixth and seventh person in relation to an ongoing investigation into the incident.
One of them, a 25-year-old man, was arrested in Northland on Tuesday morning following a search warrant in Whananaki. He appeared in the Whangarei District Court later in the day, charged with being an accessory after the fact.
He is next due to appear in the Auckland District Court next Monday, May 17.
The other, a 48-year-old man, was arrested last Thursday in Northland and was also charged with being an accessory after the fact.
He had been located at the same property as a 27-year-old man, believed to be Hone Reihana, who was arrested and charged with serious firearms offences.
This person is next scheduled to appear in the Auckland District Court on Wednesday, May 26.
Det Insp Sutton says police enquiries are ongoing and further arrests are possible.
