Venkat Raman
Auckland, June 20, 2020
Natalie Bracken, who was wanted by the Police in connection with the murder of Police Officer Constable Matthew Dennis Hunt has been taken into custody.
The Police arrested the 30-year-old woman at about 330 pm at a West Auckland address without an incident, Detective Superintendent Dave Lynch said.
He said that Ms Bracken is assisting the Police with enquiries and that she will appear at the Waitakere District Court on Monday, June 22, 2020.
She faces driving charges and as an accessory to the murder of Constable Hunt.
“Temporary carriage of firearms across Tamaki Makarau is no longer in place,” he said, meaning that Auckland Police have reverted to the state of being unarmed.
The incident
As reported earlier, a 24-year-old man appeared before the Waitakere District Court via video link this morning on multiple charges including the murder of Constable Hunt. He was remanded to custody and will appear in the Court again on July 8, 2020.
Constable Hunt was killed by a gunshot, alleged fired by a man in the West Auckland suburb of Massey yesterday (Friday, June 19, 2020).
He approached the man his car at 1030 am. Another Police Officer, who was also a victim, is in Auckland Hospital in critical but stable condition. A few members of the public were also injured but have been treated.
