Police arrived one minute after the first emergency call and had run into harm’s way to save lives, he said. Hipkins said the attacker was armed with a pump-action shotgun. This appears to be the action of one individual.” “I want to reiterate that there is no wider national security threat. “The government has spoken to FIFA organisers this morning and the tournament will proceed as planned.” “Clearly with the FIFA World Cup kicking off this evening, there are a lot of eyes on Auckland,” Hipkins said. New Zealand Prime Minster Chris Hipkins said the tournament would go ahead as planned. The violence took place near hotels where Team Norway and other football teams have been staying. A gunman killed two people at a downtown construction site in New Zealand’s largest city of Auckland on Thursday, as the nation prepared to host games in the FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament.Īuthorities said the attacker was also dead and that six other people, including at least one police officer, were injured during the shooting.
