Auckland is rocked by a fresh police incident as New Zealand Police rush to a landmark city building
Auckland is rocked by another police incident as New Zealand police rush to a landmark city building
- Two men climbed to the top of the Ferry Building on Friday
Police have rushed to a second incident in central Auckland, a day after the city was rocked by a mass shooting that killed three people, including the gunman.
Police cordoned off the city’s Ferry Building after two men climbed the landmark tower around 12:15 a.m. local time on Friday.
A New Zealand police spokesman said there was no immediate threat to the public, but the area was cordoned off as a precaution.
Two men have climbed to the top of the Ferry Building in Auckland and police have cordoned off the area
“Police negotiators are on site and are talking to those involved,” the police said.
A tower employee said the two men had broken in on Thursday when the shooting took place and stayed there overnight. Stuff reported.
Several police cars and a fire truck are on the scene.
Chilling photos show two men in black hoodies standing at the top of the tower.
Firefighters can be seen at the bottom of the building while the two men remain on the tower
The man is said to have broken into the building on Thursday during a shooting that left three dead
Ferry and bus services have been affected.
The incident comes a day after the city was rocked by a shooting.
The gunman, Matu Tangi Matua Reid, 24, had stormed a building in Commercial Bay, central Auckland, with a pump-action shotgun.
The builder had been fired from his construction company the day before the shooting.
His two victims – in their 40s – had worked on the construction site with the 24-year-old.
Reid was found dead in the building’s elevator shaft after a shootout with police.
He was being watched by corrections officers via an ankle monitor as he stormed the high-rise.
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