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Three people have been charged in connection with a double shooting that left the son of a gang leader seriously injured.
Police were called to a property in Kaiapoi, north of Christchurch, around 3:30 a.m. Monday after a man arrived there seeking help.
That man, 22-year-old patched Mongrel Mob member Aotearoa Fairmont Joseph Wiringi, had been shot in the arm and torso and taken to Christchurch Hospital in serious condition. He remains there in a coma, but is stable.
At around 5 a.m., a second man was left at the hospital with a gunshot wound to his arm. His injury was not serious.
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Fairmont Joseph Wiringi is in serious condition after a shooting in Christchurch.
Wiringi, who does not live in Kaiapoi, is the son of Mongrel Mob Aotearoa president Joseph “Junior” Wiringi, and the brother of patched Mob member Fairlane Wiringi.
The other injured man is a patched member of the Rebel Motorcycle Club.
The two people who left the Rebeldes gang member at the hospital were later detained by the police.
Mongols gang member MC Mokonuiarangi Tuatahi Chong, 23, appeared in Christchurch District Court Tuesday on a series of charges, including illegal possession of firearms, failing to stop before police and possession of a weapon. offensive.
Chong has pleaded not guilty to the four newest charges and chose to have a jury trial.
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Joseph ‘Junior’ Wiringi, the president of Mongrel Mob’s Aotearoa chapter, surrounded by members of the band.
He was placed in preventive detention until his next appearance on April 22.
Two uniformed police officers, two members of the court security staff and two prison officers were present at the court.
A 31-year-old woman from Kaiapoi was due to appear in court Tuesday afternoon for illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Court documents show that the wounded rebel gang member Jarrad James Ronald Singer also faces two firearms charges.
The 31-year-old Kaiapoi villager remained in Christchurch Hospital and was held in pretrial detention without a court statement for two weeks.
Police previously said that while the gang members were allegedly involved in the shooting, their affiliations did not appear to be the motivation for what happened.
“There will be a continuous police presence in and around the hospital today as the police actively monitor the situation and provide reassurance to the public.”
Police were also in Kaiapoi again on Tuesday as they continued to examine the scene of the shooting and spoke with potential witnesses.
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Armed police and search teams examine the Whitefield St, Kaiapoi cordon.
Canterbury District Commander Detective Superintendent Tom Fitzgerald told police officers Monday to carry firearms for at least 24 hours “due to increased risk” to staff as a result of the shooting.
The arming order remained in effect Tuesday.
Wiringi was sentenced to 15 months in prison in October on firearms and drugs charges and for violating the national level 4 blockade.
Wiringi’s daughter was born while he was in custody, and he had never seen her in person until his sentencing.
At the request of Wiringi’s lawyer, Judge O’Driscoll allowed Wiringi’s partner to deliver their baby to him on the dock, so he could hold her for a few minutes before Corrections took him away.
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Police agreed to part of Whitefield and Aldersgate streets in Kaiapoi on Monday while investigating the shooting.
