| Napier shootings | |
|---|---|
 A NZLAV used during the siege | |
| Location | Napier, New Zealand |
| Date | 7–9 May 2009 9.30 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. (UTC+12) |
Attack type | Mass shooting, murder-suicide, shootout, siege |
| Weapons |
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| Deaths | 2 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 3 |
| Perpetrator | Jan Molenaar |
| Defenders | Armed Offenders Squad, Special Tactics Group |
The Napier shootings (also called the Napier siege by the New Zealand media) took place on 7 May 2009 in Napier, New Zealand. At around 9.30 am, Jan Molenaar fired on police officers executing a cannabis search warrant at his house at 41 Chaucer Road,[1] killing Senior Constable Len Snee and seriously injuring senior constables Bruce Miller and Grant Diver.[2] A neighbour attempting to assist the police was also shot.[1]
Over 100 police officers, including Armed Offenders Squad and Special Tactics Group members, were brought in to contain the gunman, who was identified as a former territorial soldier.[1] A siege lasting over 40 hours developed, during which officers made repeated attempts under fire to retrieve the body of the slain officer. With the assistance of two Army NZLAVs, they were successful at about 5 p.m. on 8 May.[2]
At around midday on 9 May, police found the gunman dead inside the master bedroom of the house.[3] An inquest later determined he died from a self-inflicted gunshot to the head.[4]
- ^ a b c "Napier gunman's house was 'a stronghold'". Stuff.co.nz. 10 May 2009. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
- ^ a b "Policeman's body recovered, siege status 'unchanged'". New Zealand Herald. 8 May 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
- ^ "'Incredibly risky' operation at end of siege". Television New Zealand. 9 May 2009. Archived from the original on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ "Napier gunman shot himself in head - coroner". Stuff.co.nz. 20 May 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2024.