JUST IN: At least two people are dead and multiple injured after a 'serious' shooting in New Zealand
At least two people have died and several others were injured after shooting erupted inside a building in central Auckland, New Zealand police said Thursday. The shooting is “an isolated incident,” and “not a national security risk,” New Zealand police said on Twitter, adding that multiple injuries were reported and “and at this stage we can confirm two people have died.” “The male offender is also deceased,” police added.
Details around what has exactly occurred are still emerging and Police will continue to provide updates around injuries and the circumstances,” authorities added. Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown, who described the incident to New Zealand public radio RNZ as a “dreadful thing to happen in our city at a time when the rest of the world’s watching us over the football.” The reported shooting casts a cloud over the 2023 Women’s World Cup, which is set to kick off later on Thursday in Auckland.
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