‘Mass shooting’ in New Zealand as armed police descend on metropolis centre

Jul 19, 2023 at 10:21 PM
‘Mass shooting’ in New Zealand as armed police descend on metropolis centre

Armed police have rushed to the centre of a serious metropolis after eyewitness reviews claimed an alleged gunman had wounded a minimum of six civilians in an early morning assault. 

A distressed witness within the central enterprise district of Auckland, northern New Zealand, described seeing an individual with a gun in simply after 8am native time on Thursday (July 20). 

A police officer is among the many injured however was capable of stroll to an ambulance, assisted by colleagues, based on the New Zealand Herald. Local ambulance providers mentioned three individuals had suffered severe accidents whereas three extra had been affected. 

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown mentioned he believed the gunman was lifeless however police have but to substantiate this. The assault has taken place because the Women’s Football World Cup formally begins throughout New Zealand. 

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