Local community leaders are calling for action after another house in east Auckland was targeted in a shooting.
Police responded after receiving reports of gunshots being fired at a property in Timmer Road, Flat Bush, just before 10pm on July 8.
A police spokesperson said no one was injured in the incident.
When the Times visited the scene the following day, large holes were visible in multiple windows both upstairs and downstairs at the two-storey home.
Police on Monday morning said there were no further updates and no arrests had been made.
It follows a spate of shootings across the city believed to be caused by tensions between the Tribesmen and Killer Beez gangs.
Detective inspector Warrick Adkin of Counties Manukau Police’s criminal investigation branch said in late May that officers had responded to seven firearm incidents across Auckland in one night.
Two local homes were among those targeted including in Glen Osborne Terrace, Flat Bush and Bleakhouse Road, Mellons Bay.
“We want to reassure the community we are treating these incidents very seriously and police staff are on the ground providing reassurance at each location,” Adkin said at the time.
“It is extremely fortunate no one has been harmed in these incidents and we know the community will be as disgusted as we are by this callous behaviour.
“These offenders have shown blatant disregard for the safety of our communities by their indiscriminate and reckless use of firearms in public.
“We ask people to call police immediately on 111 if they hear or see anything concerning in their neighbourhood.”
The multiple recent shootings in Flat Bush have residents asking for action to be taken to keep people safe and reduce crime in the community.
Flat Bush Ratepayers and Residents Association president Lloyd Ratnaraja says local residents are concerned for their safety.
“We need interventions to prevent safety incidents in our community and this needs to be implemented with urgency.”
Association vice president Yuva Adhikary says it’s “sad” for another shooting to have taken place in Flat Bush.
“It has scared the local community. No place seems to be safe.
“We cannot let it continue like this and corrective actions are required to find the root causes and prevent them from happening further.
“The Flat Bush Ratepayers and Residents Association team is involved in the community patrol working with the police, but incidents such as this are beyond our control.”
People with information on the shooting in Timmer Road, Flat Bush, on July 8 can phone police on 105, quoting file number 220709/4279, or phone the free and anonymous Crimestoppers tip-off line on 0800 555 111.
