28 Mar 2023

Drive-bys rose during Tribesman-Killer Beez conflict - report

From Morning Report, 8:17 am on 28 March 2023

Drive-by shootings dramatically increased at the height of inter-gang conflict between the Tribesmen and Killer Beez last year. 

A report - from the inter-governmental Gang Intelligence Centre - also found gang members got the wrong address in "multiple instances" - putting civilians in the firing line.

An expert says it's a "dangerous development" reflecting a break from the unwritten rule that private homes and workplaces are off-limits. 

Political reporter Anneke Smith has more.