Police outside the Alexander Avenue home where a teenage boy was killed early on Sunday morning.
Photo: Alexa Cook / RNZ
The police cordon has been lifted at the scene of a homicide in Napier where a teenage boy was killed at the weekend, with a neighbour saying she is scared and wants to move away from the area.
A teenage boy died at about 3am on Sunday in Onekawa during what police are calling a “violent disorder”. Another teenager was injured on a nearby street, but has since been discharged from hospital.
Detective Inspector Martin James said the teenager was found “critically injured” on Alexander Avenue, and despite the efforts of ambulance staff, he died at the scene.
A second injured teenager was found at a separate address on Cottrell Crescent. He was transported to hospital in a serious condition but has since been discharged. The incidents are believed to be linked.
On Monday morning the area was quiet, with just two police cars on the street. A scene guard was in place on Alexander Avenue, and another car was parked on Dinwiddie Avenue.
A neighbour, who did not want to be identified, told RNZ she woke on Sunday morning to the street in lockdown by police, and was told to stay put.
The woman said they were thinking of moving houses before the incident, but now will definitely be leaving the area as they felt scared and unsafe.
Another resident told RNZ they heard young people playing music and talking on Dinwiddie Avenue and Alexander Avenue late on Saturday night, and there were bottles on the road on Sunday morning.
Police appealed for anyone who had photos or videos of the party or the fight to get in touch.
“A number of investigators are working to determine what occurred and why,” James said.
“We urgently want to hear from anyone who was in the area, or took photos or video of the altercation on Dinwiddie Avenue.”.
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