Invercargill Police are continuing to investigate two shootings from early this year, which they believe involve the Mongrel Mob.

The first shooting occurred at around 1am on 31 January 2022 where an unknown number of offenders fired eight shots from a high power rifle into an address on Centre Steet, Invercargill.

Two people inside the house were struck by bullets and received serious injuries. 

Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Baird said they believed the address was specifically targeted. 

The vehicle involved drove off in a westerly direction.

The second incident occurred at around 1am on 3 July 2022 when an address on the corner of Elizabeth Street and Elles Road had multiple shots from a high power rifle and a shot gun fired into it. 

Police believe the house was incorrectly targeted.

The sole occupant in the house was unharmed.

The offenders have driven off in a southerly direction on Elles Road.

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Shortly afterwards, Police spoke to the occupants of two vehicles on Ball Street who both had Mongrel Mob gang affiliations.

Baird said Police believed offenders for both incidents are associated to the Mongrel Mob gang.

He said a vehicle of interest in both matters had been recovered in a recent search warrant at an Invercargill address. 

This is a quite distinctive vehicle, Baird said, and Police were appealing for sightings of the dark coloured Toyota Sienta around those times.

These vehicles have very distinctive taillights. 

We acknowledge that these matters were some time ago but want to highlight the seriousness of this type of offending and the impact it has had on our victims and members of the public who live in these areas.

Baird said Police were following lines of enquiry and wanted to assure the public that they were continuing to investigate both incidents and are committed to holding those responsible to account.

We believe there will be people out there who have information relevant to our investigations and encourage anyone with information to please contact us and know that you can do so in confidence, Baird said.

Police can be contacted by calling 105 quoting file number 220131/9471 or 220603/1744 or by contacting Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.