Denver Chance went missing from the Mairangi Bay room he rented in February 2019 and was found dead the next month. Jurors will now have to decide if Jay Christopher Lingman's story about the shooting of Denver Chance can be relied on. Jay Christopher Lingman of Kingseat pleaded not guilty to murdering Denver Chance and is on trial. Lingman claimed he was home when Chance turned up announced and wielding a shotgun the day after Lingman raided cocaine Chance had stashed in a safe. Lingman claimed he shut his eyes when opening fire on Chance and couldn't tell that three bullets struck Chance in the head.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 28, 2021 22:30 UTC