Hamilton gang fired on a bad case
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Last updated 19:05, 18 July 2018
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Detective Inspector Graham Pitkethely speaks to the media this afternoon to take stock of investigations into three recent homicides in the Waikato area.
A shootout in a Hamilton home that left one dead and two others injured is a coup controlled by a rival gang, a source close to the investigation.
The revelations occur as police investigate two more gang-related murders. The Tauranga-based motorcycle gang, Greazy Dogs, has been targeted by affiliates of Mongrel Mob, the country's biggest gang, following a failed deal with Mob, the source said. 19659006]. an area around McLaren Falls where Mitchell Paterson's body was found ” title=”” src=”https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/q/t/y/9/g/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620×349.1quvdp.png/1531897542466.jpg” class=”photoborder”/>
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Police cordoned off an area around McLaren Falls where Mitchell Paterson's body was found.
It is understood that the police got a correspondence between members of the Mob discussing the case of the gang
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Mark Griffiths, senior member of Mongrel Mob, was the target of the shooting
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<p> The stroke of the hour early on July 8 resulted in the death of Robert Nelson, 23, who was the partner of Griffiths' daughter, Kahlee Marfell, 20. </p>
<p> It is understood Men wielding firearms knocked on the door of Matthews Crescent's house leased by Griffiths to Melville, just after 1 am </p>
<p> Marfell answered the door and the men asked his father [19659017] C HRISTEL YARDLEY / STUFF </span>
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The house where Robert Nelson was shot in Melville, Hamilton
Panicked, Marfell attempted to slam the door and flee the gunmen
She was shot down the hall.
Nelson, who was in bed at the time, stepped out of the room and was fatally shot and wounded
Police are looking for a light Nissan Terrano between Hamilton and Tauranga Wednesday to Friday.
Griffiths' nephew, 17-year-old Izzaic Hauwaho, who had stayed at home, came out of one of the chambers after hearing the commotion and received several bullets in the head and torso
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Marfell was operated on and has since been released from the Waikato Hospital.
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Erin Nelson will remember his brother for the way he always helped and protected others.
Sources close to the investigation stated that Griffiths was at the address where the shooting occurred
The owners say that Griffiths had installed a keylock on the door of the bedroom
Since the shooting and fire, the Mongrel Mob has reinforced its security and its members are armed, said a source close to the investigation
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More than 60 police officers are working on three investigations that police say were targeted by gangs.
In June, Wayne Noda, a 48-year-old man from Waikato, was found dead in gangs. the living room of his Berrymans Access Road house, behind the Huntly Power station. He died from injuries inflicted during an assault
and on Friday, a man from Ngāruawāhia, Mitchell Curtis Rehua Paterson, 26, who has ties to the Greazy Dogs, was found in the l 39; water under the McLaren Falls Bridge near Tauranga. Graham Pitkethley confirmed Wednesday that Paterson was beaten before his death.
Police located a Nissan Terrano that they believed was related to his death.
They are now looking to see the light-colored vehicle between Hamilton and Tauranga. From Wednesday, July 11 to Friday, July 13
Pitkethley stated that each homicide was the subject of an individual investigation. The people involved had links to several different gangs
"It's a coincidence regarding homicides in a short period of time, there are links through the investigations concerning the people involved and associated with the gangs. "There is no information to say that they are related although for any investigation we will keep an open mind."
He moved to reassure the community, saying that each of the murders were targeted attacks on individuals within the gang fraternity 19659005] There has been no indication to date of retaliation by the gangs, he said.
Pitkethley would not confirm whether the armed intruders had targeted Griffiths at home on July 8.
He also did not want to disclose how many strokes
A 27-year-old man was accused of being an accomplice after the murder by helping another man – always sought after by to police – to get rid of Paterson's death. body.
Ano the man, Leon Colin Wilson, 49, was charged with presenting a firearm against a police officer. Wilson pleaded guilty to possession of a sawed-off shotgun and was charged with violating the conditions of release from a prison by manipulating an electronic bracelet.
Hamilton man is arrested following a police raid at Pohutukawa Dr., Pukete, Sunday evening
A 33-year-old man was also arrested during the search and charged with violation of liberty.
The three men were remanded in custody. Information on any of the three homicides that may assist in the investigation is requested to contact the Hamilton Police Department at 07 858 6200.
Information may also be shared anonymously via Crime Stoppers at 0800 555 111.
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