Footage of a shooting inside the lobby of a five-star Auckland hotel amid gang warfare between the Head Hunters and the Mongols outlaw motorcycle clubs has been made public for the first time.
Jurors in the High Court at Auckland were shown the April 2021 CCTV reel from inside the Sofitel Hotel today as five Head Hunters members and associates stand trial for a charge of discharging a firearm with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
Nobody was injured in the incident, but the footage showed two people - an alleged Mongols member and a hotel employee - diving out of their chairs as plaster flew from the wall. The incident, which happened at 9am in a popular tourist area, prompted a large police response.
The patched gang member who pulled the trigger was Hone Reihana, who pleaded guilty last week.