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Suicide Note Links Tukaokao to Shrimpton Shooting

6/3/2026

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  • A suicide note left by Terrence Hayes after his death implicated Piripi Tukaokao in Harley Shrimpton’s shooting.
  • Crown solicitor Anna Pollett says Shrimpton owed the Greazy Dogs gang $2,000-$5,000, so Tukaokao lured, shot and buried him at a shed.
  • Defense lawyer Rebekah Webby claims the shooting was accidental, the Crown lacks eyewitnesses, and Justice Simon Mount will hear case, while Piripi Tukaokao and Tuara Heke stand trial in Rotorua Court.