Man shot dead by police after allegedly stealing air rifle

Wounded person found at same shop where man fatally shot stole gun

Wounded person found at same shop where man fatally shot stole gun

Man shot dead by police after allegedly stealing air rifle

A man has been shot dead in Auckland, after leading police on a chase from Pakuranga to the Sylvia Park shopping mall in the suburb of Mt Wellington.

Armed man fleeing police after stealing air rifle fatally shot at Sylvia Park

A witness has described hearing multiple gunshots at Sylvia Park mall in Auckland’s Mt Wellington.

Auckland mall Sylvia Park in lockdown

Auckland’s Sylvia Park is in lockdown.

Sylvia Park incident: Name release

Image – Google Maps. Police can now formally release the name of the man who died after being shot at Sylvia Park Shopping Centre on Thursday. He was Hapai Otene, aged 33, of Auckland. The post-mortem examination and formal identification processes have been completed today. Superintendent Sunny Patel, Auckland City District Commander, says: “Police extend our sympathies to Mr Otene’s whānau at this difficult time. “The critical incident investi…

Man shot dead by police at NZ shopping center after chase

An armed man fleeing from police was shot and killed at Sylvia Park Shopping Center in New Zealand's Auckland on Thursday afternoon, police said, reported Xinhua. Police received information at around 2:00 p.m. local time about the theft of an air rifle from a gun store in Penrose in suburban Auckland, and the offender fled in a vehicle, said a police statement. A police helicopter located the vehicle near Sylvia Park, where police deployed road…