What followed<\/a>\u00a0was a pursuit of more than 10km along the motorway from near the Mt Wellington Highway. The vehicles continued up the Northwestern Motorway before taking the Saint Lukes exit.<\/p>\nThe two vehicles continued up St Lukes Road, and near the intersection with Asquith Ave a firearm went off multiple times, hitting the girl.<\/p>\n
While the hatchback sped off, the minivan kept driving until it reached the safety of a petrol station up the road.<\/p>\n
The girl suffered several injuries in the attack, but was in a stable condition at Auckland City Hospital and did not need surgery.<\/p>\n
Police said she was expected to be discharged on Wednesday, and they were lucky not to be dealing with a homicide.<\/p>\n
Another family member was also injured, though not from a firearm.<\/p>\n
A St John spokesperson said they were notified about the incident at 10.05pm and responded with one ambulance, one rapid response unit and one manager.<\/p>\n
“We assessed and treated one patient in a serious condition, and one in a moderate condition; both were transported to Auckland Hospital.”<\/p>\n
Detective Senior Sergeant Martin Friend said the incident was an “appalling display of violence”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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