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Three dead after shooting at construction site in Auckland
Armed New Zealand police officers stand at a roadblock in the central business district after shots were fired. photo
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According to police, other people were injured in the incident. According to the police inspector, it is not a national security risk.
A gunman in New Zealand Auckland opened fire at a construction site, killing at least two people. The shooter himself was also dead, the police reported on Thursday morning. Other people were injured.
The incident happened in the business center of the metropolis not far from the fan base of the women’s soccer World Cup, which takes place from July 20 to August 20 in Australia and New Zealand.
The shooter first moved through the building under construction and fired more shots. Eventually, he retreated into an elevator shaft, Police Inspector Sunny Patel said. Local officials tried to communicate with the man. But he fired more shots and was found dead a short time later.
“Events are understandably alarming and we reassure the public that this incident is under control and is an isolated incident,” Patel said in a statement. It is not a national security risk.