Police have found two people dead after reports of a shooting in New Zealand, with a man arrested.
A spokesman said police responded on Friday afternoon to reports of shootings outside a home in Glendene, West Auckland.
When police arrived, two people were found dead.
Two people were found dead in Glendene. (DAVID WHITE / COSES)
Police then blocked Taikata Road on the Te Atatū Peninsula, where a man was handcuffed to a police car.
Detective Inspector John Sutton said a man has been arrested after the incident and a homicide is being investigated.
“We’re talking to him about the two deaths,” Sutton said.
Police have blocked a road on the Te Atatū Peninsula after a shooting in Glendene. (Katie Doyle / Things)
The cordons will remain in place on Barrys Road and locals will see a greater police presence in the area.
“Police understand it was an alarming incident for local residents and we would like to assure the community that at this stage we are not looking for anyone else.”
A Barrys Road resident said her husband witnessed the shooting.
“He heard the shot, then the woman screaming and then they escaped in a car,” he said.
“It’s horrible. You’ll hear those screams for a while.”
Armed police at the scene. (DAVID WHITE / COSES)
Another close neighbor said the road had been cut off and armed police were on the street.
He said there were four ambulances at the scene.
A resident of the Te Atatū Peninsula said the entrance to Taikata Road was blocked by a marked police car, at the roundabout where it joins the Te Atatū Road.
At least half a dozen police cars had been seen on the surrounding streets on Friday afternoon.
Two cars were parked above the main road, near a gas station.
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