Police keeping sharp eye on preparations for gang funeral

Police plans are “well advanced” for monitoring the upcoming funeral of a gang member who fatally shot a man in Ponsonby last weekend.

Teams around the wider Auckland area are at the ready for any trouble as those close to Killer Beez member Hone Kay-Selwyn prepare to farewell him on Monday, the Herald understands.

Kay-Selwyn shot Robert Horne dead on Ponsonby Rd on Sunday night. Horne was not known to his killer.

Kay-Selwyn was found dead at a property near Taupo¯ on Tuesday. Police said there were no suspicious circumstances and the death had been referred to the Coroner.

On Thursday, around 20 of his fellow gang members waited outside the Rotorua Hospital mortuary for his body to be released.

A convoy of patched members then travelled to Auckland.

It’s believed they planned to visit West Auckland, where the gunman lived.

It is understood Kay-Selwyn’s funeral will be held in South Auckland and members of the Killer Beez and rival gangs including the Head Hunters are expected to attend.

A police spokesperson assured the public that work was being done to prevent any further incidents.

“Our expectations on the standards of tolerable behaviour surrounding these events is very clear.”

The spokesperson said the movement of Kay-Selwyn’s body, and of his associates throughout the wider Auckland area overnight, were monitored.

“This included the deployment of police resource to monitor activity, including with support from the Police Air Support Unit, Eagle.

“Police will continue this through the weekend and we will continue to keep the public updated around this matter.”