Man shot dead, two others injured after shooting in Auckland's Mt Roskill

24 Dec 2021

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Man shot dead two others injured after shooting in Aucklands Mt Roskill

Two armed offenders, who have not yet been found, entered a house prompting an altercation which left a man in his 20s dead.

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Forensics officers were at house on Glass Road, in Mt Roskill, on Friday, after a man was shot dead overnight.

A homicide investigation has been launched after a man was shot dead in Auckland’s Mt Roskill, in an incident that also left two others injured.

Detective Inspector Scott Beard said two armed offenders entered a house on Glass Rd around 9.30pm on Thursday night.

An altercation took place with those inside and a man in his 20s was shot. He died at the scene.

Two other people at the house received non-life threatening injuries and were taken to hospital.

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Beard said the offenders fled the scene and have not yet been found.

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Armed police were at Glass Rd on Friday morning.

Armed police remained at the Kāinga Ora-owned house on Friday morning for a scene examination, and part of the road has been cordoned off. Police forensics arrived at the scene just after 9.30am.

Neighbours who spoke to a Stuff reporter at the scene described hearing a dog continuously bark and the Eagle helicopter arriving about 9.30pm and flying low over the area for a long time.

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One resident said a middle-aged man lived at the property and disputes at the house were common. He said he often saw people “fighting with sticks”.

“I told my wife not to go near them,” he said.

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A crime scene tent has been set up on Glass Rd in Mt Roskill after a shooting.

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Neighbours who spoke to a Stuff reporter at the scene described hearing a dog continuously bark and the Eagle helicopter arriving about 9.30pm.

Residents described people often coming and going from the house.

Another neighbour said animal management arrived on Thursday night following the shooting and took away a dog called Hazel. She described the dog as a guard dog for the property.

“She’s not a very nice dog,” she said.

A third neighbour said: “I didn’t know Christmas was going to start like this.”

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NZ Police at the scene of a homicide investigation on Glass Road in Mt Roskill, Auckland where a man was shot dead and two injured. Scene guard, armed police, forensics.

Police said they would be holding a media stand-up later in the day and wouldn't provide further comment before then.

Anyone with information about the shooting, or who saw suspicious activity around the Glass Rd area is urged to contact police on 105, quoting file number 211224/4140, or call Crime Stoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.