Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Ross Patterson.
Police are continuing to search for 34-year-old Ross Douglas Bremner in Waikato.
Efforts are concentrated in the Otorohanga area following the death of a 60-year-old woman and the critical wounding of a 64-year-old man.
¡°Ross Bremner should not be approached. If you see him, call 111 immediately,¡± says Detective Senior Sergeant Ross Patterson.
¡°People in the Otorohanga area should expect to see members of the AOS.
¡°They are being used as part of the Police investigation and have visited a number of properties in an attempt to find Mr Bremner.
¡°He is a person of interest in our inquiry. We seek to find him in relation to the incident which occurred on Tuesday evening,¡± says Mr Patterson.
¡°We would appreciate any information on the whereabouts of Ross Bremner.
¡°Today, in addition to gathering information, staff continue to examine the scene where the female was found deceased.¡±
Investigators also welcome sightings of a 2003 model Holden Vectra, registration BGP561, which Mr Bremner may have used.
A post-mortem on the woman found dead at the scene is expected to commence in Auckland later today.
The 64-year-old wounded man remains in hospital.
ENDS
Note to media: there are no plans for a media stand-up today. If that position changes, media will be advised.
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