Police in South Auckland have seized a revolver and arrested two people after an armed vehicle stop linked to a road rage shooting in Manurewa, the NZ Herald reports.
Officers were told about a car believed to be connected to the incident on Saturday, in which a gun was reportedly fired towards another vehicle. No one was hurt. The car was seen on Great South Road at about 10.30pm on Monday and stopped outside an address on Wordsworth Road, where police carried out an armed stop.
Detective Senior Sergeant Kevin Tiernan said the occupants were taken into custody without incident and a black revolver was found inside.
An 18-year-old man was due to appear in Manukau District Court charged with unlawful possession of a pistol and ammunition. A 17-year-old has been referred to Youth Aid.
Source: NZ Herald
Photo: Manurewa railway station 1950s by Auckland 0.25m SN583 (1950-1960). Scanned aerial imagery within the Auckland region captured in 1950-1960. Sourced from , CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative image of Manurewa.
