Two people, shooter dead in New Zealand shooting

A gunman opened fire at a central Auckland building site on Thursday in an “alarming incident” that left two people and the shooter dead, New Zealand police said.

The shooting coincided with the opening day of the Women’s World Cup co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia.

The US national team, currently staying in Auckland, said in a statement that all its players and staff were accounted for and safe.

Police say they were responding to “a serious incident” and urging people to avoid the area.
Several streets in Auckland have been cordoned off, all ferry services into the city have been cancelled while buses running through some areas of the will be detoured, authorities said.

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The incident has been contained to a building under construction, police said. A large police presence remained in the area and multiple emergency services have responded, police said.
“This is a scary situation for Aucklanders on their Thursday morning commute to work. Please stay at home, avoid travel into the city center,” Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown said in a tweet.
Italy team’s training has been delayed as players cannot get out of their hotel, the team said.
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has cancelled a trip to the city of Hamilton, about 120 kilometers (75 miles) south of Auckland, and is on his way back to the national capital Wellington, media reports said.

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