revenge shooting of a Mongrel Mob member, by a Black Power associate at a Mobil petrol station on Friday
Shootings prompt calls for ban on gang patches - Story - National - 3 News: "call for a ban on gang patches.
It follows two gang shootings in the town in five days.
Colour is more than just a fashion statement in Wairoa – red and blue divide and antagonise rivals in the community.
“I reckon it’s not even safe walking around here, you can’t even walk uptown,” says resident Ihaka Hema.
“You could get shot… or you could get stabbed. Anything could happen.”
Some think it’s an exaggeration, but on a day when the police and council met to discuss gang patches, there were none to be seen in town.
Police say the gangs have gone to ground since the revenge shooting of a Mongrel Mob member, by a Black Power associate at a Mobil petrol station on Friday."
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