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An 18-year-old youth arrested over the shooting of West Auckland dairy owner Xu Mei Ying on Saturday will stay behind bars until his next court appearance.
Bronson Lyle Nahu was remanded in custody when he appeared in Waitakere District Court facing four charges relating to the robbery of the Lynnray Dairy on Rua Rd, New Lynn, 14km from downtown Auckland.
The unemployed labourer from Henderson faces charges of wounding with intent to injure, unlawful possession of a firearm, assault with intent to rob and commission of a crime with a firearm.
He will reappear in the Waitakere court next month.
Nahu was arrested about 1am yesterday following a massive public response to security camera footage released on Sunday.
This showed a young man walking into the dairy with a long-barrelled gun, which he used to shoot Ms Ying after she activated an alarm.
Detective Senior Sergeant Stan Brown said the focus of the police inquiry was now finding the driver of the getaway vehicle.
The vehicle was described as a Ford or Mazda hatchback, possibly a 1980s model, and light blue in colour.
It travelled on West Coast Rd in the direction of Glen Eden about 2.30pm on Saturday.
Mr Brown said Ms Ying, 46, was recovering well from the shooting.
Hit in the upper left arm, she had surgery at North Shore Hospital on Sunday and is now recovering at home.
Mr Brown praised the public for their quick response to the appeal for information on the gunman.
"The early response and support given to the police from all sectors of the media and the general public on this occasion has been just outstanding."
- NZPA
