New Zealand

Armed police sent to Te Atatu property

15:55 pm on 11 April 2017

Police searching for the boyfriend of a woman who was shot dead in Auckland last week are speaking to three people, after an Armed Offenders Squad callout.

Chozyn Koroheke Photo: Supplied / NZ Police

Chozyn Koroheke, 22, died at a house in Pakuranga Heights last Tuesday after being shot at close range with a shotgun.

Detective Senior Sergeant Kevin Tiernan said Ms Koroheke's boyfriend Turiarangi Tai, 22, was still missing.

The Armed Offenders Squad today went to an address on the Te Atatu Peninsula in relation to the investigation, and Mr Tiernan said officers remained at the property.

Three people were now helping police with their enquiries.