ISSUE
Friday, August 22, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 73
A person has been shot by police after a pursuit in Auckland.
Police said officers shot an armed offender and the person is in a serious condition in hospital.
Armed police and paramedics were deployed to the scene.
In a statement, police said a driver in a suspicious vehicle failed to stop in Otahuhu and then stopped in Lilac Grove, Hillsborough.
At that point, police said an armed person was shot and a second person - who was also in the vehicle - was arrested.
Earlier, a woman who works in the area said she could also hear a helicopter above the area.
The police Eagle helicopter and the Westpac helicopter were hovering over Hillsborough.
More to come...
A person has been shot by police after a pursuit in Auckland.
Police said officers shot an armed offender and the person is in a serious condition in hospital.
Armed police and paramedics were deployed to the scene.
In a statement, police said a driver in a suspicious vehicle failed to stop in...
A person has been shot by police after a pursuit in Auckland.
Police said officers shot an armed offender and the person is in a serious condition in hospital.
Armed police and paramedics were deployed to the scene.
In a statement, police said a driver in a suspicious vehicle failed to stop in Otahuhu and then stopped in Lilac Grove, Hillsborough.
At that point, police said an armed person was shot and a second person - who was also in the vehicle - was arrested.
Earlier, a woman who works in the area said she could also hear a helicopter above the area.
The police Eagle helicopter and the Westpac helicopter were hovering over Hillsborough.
More to come...
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