14 Jul 2018

Suspicious fire on same street as fatal Hamilton shooting

3:55 pm on 14 July 2018

A fire on the same street as a fatal shooting in Hamilton has been deemed suspicious.

Police outside the Matthews Crescent home in Melville, Hamilton.

Police outside the Matthews Crescent home in Melville, Hamilton. Photo: RNZ / Andrew McRae

Robert Nelson, 23, was killed last Sunday and two others were injured in the shooting, at a house in Matthews Crescent, Melville.

Emergency services were called to a small property fire in Matthews Cresecent at about 9.30pm.

Fire and Emergency said two fire investigators were at the property this morning trying to determine the cause.