Auckland shooting: Shots fired into innocent Māngere family's home. Video / Dean Purcell
A young girl watching television in a south Auckland home was almost hit by a bullet in an alleged drive-by shooting which has shaken the family targeted.
More than 20 shots were fired at a house on Yates Rd in Māngere East last night where a family with around five or six children, aged between 2 and 21, live.
A cousin of the mother involved said she is "slightly shaken" and the parents are contemplating shifting house after the frightening experience, but no one was injured.
"One nearly got her daughter, which is really scary, one shot nearly hit her daughter," said the man, whom the Herald has agreed not to name.
"Kāinga Ora does own properties in the area, and our team has been contacting customers who live nearby to carry out welfare checks," regional director Angela Pearce told the Herald.
Police said they will have a heightened presence in the area in coming days, and officers will be speaking to neighbours.
Inspector Matt Srhoj said community members will likely know who is responsible for the shooting, and is urging people to provide information to police.
People can contact police by phoning 105, and quoting file number 211104/5280. Police said any information will be treated in confidence. People can also ring Crime Stoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Srhoj said there has been an increase in gang-related firearms incidents in the area, and the shooting is believed to be linked.
"This is likely to be local people that are responsible for this.
"It's absolutely unacceptable that someone from the community would do something like this to their community ... potentially put people in their own community at risk."