The Crown will open its case this morning in the trial of a Northlander charged with the murder of a gang member.
Nicky Bryan Dodd, 43, is accused of murdering John Henry Harris, who died from a single gunshot wound to his chest on the morning of October 18, 2016.
Harris, 37, a Tribesmen member from Rangiahua in Okaihau, who was also known as John Boy, was dropped off at the St John Ambulance station on Western Hills Dr in Whangarei in a critical condition on the morning of October 18, 2016.
He was loaded into an ambulance but died at the station about 6.40am. The death prompted a large police operation as the ambulance station on Western Hills Drive was cordoned off.
After the jury was selected in the High Court at Whangārei yesterday, Justice Ailsa Duffy indicated she would give them directions at 2.15pm before releasing them while the court sat in chambers.