By RNZ.co.nz and is republished with permission
A homicide investigation is underway after two armed offenders entered a house in the Auckland suburb of Mt Roskill and a man was shot and killed.
Police received a report of an incident at an address on Glass Rd about 9.30pm last night.
Auckland City CIB Detective Inspector Scott Beard said the two offenders entered the house and an altercation took place with the people inside.
One of those inside the house, a man in his 20s, was shot and died at the scene.
“Two other people at the address have received non-life threatening injuries and were transported to hospital,” Beard said.
The offenders fled the scene and are still on the run, he said.
“A scene guard has been in place overnight and police will remain present at the address today carrying out a scene examination.”
A Mt Roskill resident said he was shaken and concerned following the fatal shooting in his neighbourhood.
Wei Wang said he lived nearby and walked down Glass Road every night.
He said it felt like a safe, family area, but there had now been two shootings in a matter of weeks.
“It shouldn’t happen,” he told RNZ, adding that he hoped to see more of a police presence in the area.
Another resident said new tenants had just moved into the property where the shooting took place.
Mount Roskill’s MP Michael Wood said the homicide was distressing and upsetting.
Wood lives around the corner from the scene and said he heard police helicopters last night.
He asked people to support each other and the police.
“It’s really important that we do give the police the space and support that they need to help to keep us safe, to find the people who are involved and to take it from there.”
Wood also urged people not to get their information from rumours on social media.
Police are asking anyone with information relating to the incident or who saw suspicious activity in the area to contact them on 105, quoting file number 211224/4140 or call Crime Stoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
