Police investigating the murder of Bill Maangi in Gisborne are urging those who know what happened to speak up.

Maangi was found with a gunshot wound on the front lawn of an Ormond Rd address early on September 29. He died shortly after in Gisborne Hospital.

Police said today 20 staff continued to work on the case, including some from out of town, and a number of items of interest had been seized and were being forensically examined.

“We continue to make good progress, and we are committed to finding out what happened to Mr Maangi,” Detective Inspector Martin James said.

“Mr Maangi was a family man and there are now four kids left without their dad.

“They didn’t deserve this tragedy in their young lives.”

James said there were a number of people who were in the Forrester House/Ormond Rd area through the night and early hours of September 29.

“Police are confident someone knows what happened to him. We’re appealing to you now – please, speak up. You don’t want this weighing on you long-term.

“The person or people responsible for his death need to be held accountable, and our community will be safer for it.

“Please get in touch through 105, either over the phone or online, referencing Operation Bushman, or the file number 250929/9035.”

Information can also be shared anonymously through Crime Stoppers by calling 0800 555 111.