Ponsonby Rd shooter’s death ‘not being treated as suspicious’, police say

Thursday, 9 May 2024

Homicide investigators were looking for Hone Kay-Selwyn after a shooting in Ponsonby Road, Auckland, but now say they believe he's the man found dead on the outskirts of Taupō.

The body of Hone Kay-Selwyn is due to be released from hospital.
On Sunday night, police say Kay-Selwyn fatally shot Robert Horne on Ponsonby Rd in Auckland.
Kay-Selwyn was found dead at a rural address in the Broadlands region of Taupō on Tuesday afternoon.

The body of the Ponsonby Rd shooter is due to travel between Rotorua and Auckland on Thursday afternoon.

Hone Kay-Selwyn, 31, fatally shot Robert Horne on Ponsonby Rd late on Sunday night.

After a nationwide manhunt that spanned two days, Kay-Selwyn was found dead by “an associate” at a rural property near Taupō.

On Thursday afternoon, police said that his death was “not being treated as suspicious” and had been referred to the Coroner.

Members of the Killer Beez gang, of which Kay-Selwyn had been a member of since he was 14, are expected to follow his body from Rotorua to Auckland, police said.

Police will escort the convoy to Auckland, including deploying an air support unit.

“We are aware that gang members had earlier travelled south to Rotorua, and we will be monitoring their movements back to the Auckland region,” a police spokesperson said.

Motorists concerned about any activity they see are asked to report it to police.