31 May 2019
<[FYI request #10241 email]> Dear Mr Davenport
Request for information IR 01 19 12636
Thank you for your email dated 3 May 2019 requesting information on Pursuit that
occurred 31 January 2019 and featured on multiple media sites. You requested:
1) How many shots were fired by the Police
2) For each shot fired by the Police,
a) Who was the officer who fired (name and/or badge number),
b) Was that officer an armed offenders squad member,
c) What was the target of the shot fired
d) Was the target hit?
e) If the target was not hit, where did the shot go?
f) What hazards existed in the firing zone?
g) When was the firearm retrieved from the weapons safe
h) Which weapons safe was the firearm retrieved from
3) For each officer involved with the shooting
a) What was the outcome of any investigation
b) Was any stand-down period applied
4) Were any firearms retrieved after the suspect was detained
5) Were any firearms seen to leave the vehicle during the pursuit
6) Were any shots fired by the suspect during the pursuit, if so, then
a) How many were directed at Police
b) How many were directed at bystanders
c) How many shots hit any human and/or animal
7) When did the pursuit start, and when did each Police vehicle join and/or leave
the pursuit?
8) When were the armed offenders squad called to the pursuit?
9) At any point during the pursuit, was there any risks identified that could have
suggested calling off the pursuit? For example, high speed pursuit in a built up
urban zone with a large number of bystanders, the use of spikes and/or firing
shots at tyres in an attempt to cause the vehicle to skid during a high speed
pursuit in a built up urban zone with a large number of bystanders, the use of
firearms in a build-up urban zone with large number of bystanders.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the Official Information Act
1982. We are unable to provide the requested information for the following reasons:
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This matter is still under investigation, as such is withheld under 6 (C) - to
prejudice the maintenance of the law, including the prevention, investigation and
detection of offences and the right to a fair trial.
If you have any questions, you may contact
[email address]
You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review my decision if you are not satisfied
with Police’s response to your request.
Yours sincerely
Lauren MacMenigall
Sergeant LMZ919
Supervisor Counties Manukau Records.
