The father of Alec Junior Moala, who was shot dead on Sunday, says his son died after he possibly went to help a woman who was being attacked.
Naeata Moala says he is not angry and believes his son died for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. His son's friends and family are trying to support each other after the fatal shooting.
He has been told his son went to a house in Ōtāhuhu's Beatty St to help a woman in distress who was being beaten up.
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But he also said several other stories were circulating, and it was difficult to know what to believe.