A man has been charged in connection to a shooting Palmerston North after police found him in a stolen car they had spiked.<\/p>\n
They had been looking for the man since a shooting on January 12 at Marriner Reserve.<\/p>\n
The police said they spiked a car on Railway Road that had been reported stolen on Wednesday and the man was driving it.<\/p>\n
They said he ran away but found and arrested him a few hours later.<\/p>\n
“[Thursday’s] arrest was a great result for our community,” Detective Senior Sergeant Dave Thompson said.<\/p>\n
“It was clear from [Thursday’s] events that this man was very motivated to remain at large, and that he was not going to stop until he was arrested.<\/p>\n
“However, police staff’s persistence and patience paid off, and we are now able to hold him to account,” Sergeant Thompson said.<\/p>\n
The 33-year-old has been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm with firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm, failing to stop for police, dangerous driving and driving while disqualified.<\/p>\n
He is due to appear in the Palmerston North District Court on Thursday.<\/p>\n
~ RNZ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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