Tributes are flowing for Saia Kokohu Vi on social media. Photo: Facebook / supplied
A fatal shooting in east Auckland this week may be connected to another shooting several weeks earlier, police say.
Saia Kokohu Vi, named by police as Tuipulotu Vi, was shot on Monday morning outside his family home in Pakuranga.
The 59-year-old is being remembered as a kind grandfather.
Detective Inspector Shaun Vickers said police were making steady progress in their investigation.
"As part of our enquiries, we are investigating how this homicide may be linked to another incident where a firearm was discharged towards a house in Beach Haven on the morning of 23 July," he said in a statement.
During that incident last month residents in Beach Haven reported several gunshots fired at a house on Rambler Crescent, but nobody was injured.
"At the moment we can confirm there is a familial link between people who live at both addresses, but we are working hard to understand the motivation behind both shootings," Vickers said.
"Mr Vi died in a shocking display of violence, and we understand the community is feeling uneasy."
He said police were working to confirm if the shootings were gang related.
"It is still very early in our investigation, and we have a lot of ground to cover as we piece this together."