China News Service, June 19, according to foreign media reports, New Zealand police confirmed on the 19th local time that a shooting incident occurred in the west of Auckland, killing a police officer and seriously injuring a police officer.
The New Zealand police posted on an official social media account that at 10:30 am local time on the 19th local time, a police team was conducting routine traffic checks. Suddenly someone shot at the police and two policemen were shot. There were also citizens who were hit by vehicles and injured. Subsequently, the offender drove away from the scene.
Source: Screenshot of the official "Twitter" account of the New Zealand Police
New Zealand Police Chief Andrew Coster said at the press conference that the police were "unarmed" when the shooting took place.
"At that time, there was no indication that this work would have any unusual place as usual," he said.
At present, the police have blocked the scene and actively pursued the suspect.