Two people are dead in an “unfolding serious incident” in South Auckland this afternoon, with several nearby schools placed into lockdown.
Emergency services were called to an address on Gambare Place at around 1.45pm after reports of a woman who was unresponsive.
Detective Inspector Shaun Vickers said the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
“During a search of the property, police located a man who was also pronounced deceased,” he said.
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St John said a rapid response unit, an ambulance, and an operations manager responded to an incident on Gambare Pl at around 1.58pm.
Cordons were in place at Mahia Rd, with police advising nearby schools to lock down and asking all members of the public to avoid the area.
Speaking to 1News, Manurewa-Papakura councillor Daniel Newman said the Ministry of Education had advised several school communities in the vicinity to initiate a lockdown.
“I don’t yet know the reason why that lockdown was requested,” he said earlier.
Newman said he expected the schools would be “responding to an updated advisory from the ministry, who of course will be acting on the advice of the police”.
Takanini MP Rima Nakhle has urged residents to “remain vigilant while our police conduct their work”.
