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| New Zealand police shoot & kill suspect who ‘injured multiple people’ in alleged stabbing attack at Auckland supermarket | New Zealand police shoot & kill suspect who ‘injured multiple people’ in alleged stabbing attack at Auckland supermarket |
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| A man believed to have attacked several people with a knife in a New Zealand supermarket was shot and killed by responding officers, police have confirmed, adding that “multiple” victims were injured in the incident. | A man believed to have attacked several people with a knife in a New Zealand supermarket was shot and killed by responding officers, police have confirmed, adding that “multiple” victims were injured in the incident. |
| “This incident is still unfolding at this time. However, Police can confirm that a man has entered a New Lynn supermarket and injured multiple people,” authorities said in a statement on Friday afternoon, referring to an Auckland suburb. | “This incident is still unfolding at this time. However, Police can confirm that a man has entered a New Lynn supermarket and injured multiple people,” authorities said in a statement on Friday afternoon, referring to an Auckland suburb. |
| At least four people were brought to hospital with life-threatening injuries after the apparent attack, according to local media reports, with the New Zealand Herald noting that at least one person suffered a stab wound, while Newstalk ZB reported that two people had been shot. The exact circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear. | At least four people were brought to hospital with life-threatening injuries after the apparent attack, according to local media reports, with the New Zealand Herald noting that at least one person suffered a stab wound, while Newstalk ZB reported that two people had been shot. The exact circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear. |
| A witness who spoke with local media, identified only as Tim, described panic in the market after the assailant began his attack. “[People were] running out, hysterically, just screaming, yelling, scared,” he said. | A witness who spoke with local media, identified only as Tim, described panic in the market after the assailant began his attack. “[People were] running out, hysterically, just screaming, yelling, scared,” he said. |
| Another witness, Amit Nand, said he saw three victims stabbed, also claiming he attempted to confront the attacker before he was neutralized by police.“I saw him with a knife and then I went past him, I went by him with another guy and I told him to drop the f***ing knife,” Nand told a local news outlet, adding that he had grabbed an object and was preparing to strike the assailant immediately before a plain-clothes officer shot him. | Another witness, Amit Nand, said he saw three victims stabbed, also claiming he attempted to confront the attacker before he was neutralized by police.“I saw him with a knife and then I went past him, I went by him with another guy and I told him to drop the f***ing knife,” Nand told a local news outlet, adding that he had grabbed an object and was preparing to strike the assailant immediately before a plain-clothes officer shot him. |
| A brief clip apparently filmed in the market depicted much the same – captioned, in part, “New Lynn… someone has got a gun in there” – showing frightened bystanders fleeing the scene. | A brief clip apparently filmed in the market depicted much the same – captioned, in part, “New Lynn… someone has got a gun in there” – showing frightened bystanders fleeing the scene. |
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