Authorities have filed new charges against an Auckland man accused of participating in a car park shooting that resulted in the hospitalisation of six others.
The 20-year-old appeared via audio-visual feed today in Auckland District Court, where Judge Jim Large deemed not guilty pleas for six counts of injuring with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
The defendant, who has been in custody for the past two months, had previously been charged with one count of the alleged offence. But the charges have now been separated to account for each individual person who was injured.
If convicted, he could face up to 10 years' prison on each charge.
Police were called to a Sandringham Rd Extension car park in central Auckland around 10.30pm on March 11 after receiving reports of a gunfire near the Wesley Community Centre.