In May 2009, three Napier police officers entered Jan Molenaar's home searching for drugs. The execution of a simple search warrant turned into a three day stand-off and ended with two deaths.

Jan Molenaar arrived home to find police searching his home for drugs on May 7, 2009. He was furious and got out a gun, ordering the police officers out of his home. Then he started firing.

Constable Len Snee was killed and the two other police officers there were injured, along with Lenny Holmwood, a friend of Molenaar.

Molenaar barricaded himself in, shooting at police for two full days before turning the gun on himself. Police would wait another full day to ensure it was safe the enter the property and declare the siege over.

Hawke's Bay Today senior reporter Doug Laing was on the scene, covering the even and remembers the tense stand-off.

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