{"id":11314,"date":"2024-09-06T05:07:44","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T17:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=11314"},"modified":"2024-09-06T05:07:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T17:07:44","slug":"one-believed-dead-after-shooting-in-grey-lynn-auckland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=11314","title":{"rendered":"One believed dead after shooting in Grey Lynn, Auckland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is believed a person has been fatally shot in an inner Auckland suburb.<\/p>\n<p>Armed police are outside a house on Tuarangi Road in Grey Lynn and the street has been cordoned off.<\/p>\n<p>A woman at the scene told RNZ her nephew was the victim and police said others had been injured.<\/p>\n<p>People who said they were family members of the victim were gathering on the street.<\/p>\n<p>A number of police vehicles converged on the suburb after the incident was reported on Tuarangi Road about 6.50pm on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The police Eagle helicopter was also circling the area.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo-captioned photo-captioned-full photo-cntr eight_col \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rnztools.nz\/rnz\/image\/upload\/s--5DW8LuDJ--\/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_1050\/v1725525308\/4KKB9HK_Media_5_jfif?_a=BACCd2AD\" alt=\"Police at the scene of a reported shooting on Tuarangi Road in Auckland's Grey Lynn on 5 September 2024.\" width=\"1050\" height=\"787\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photo-captioned__information\"><span class=\"credit\">Photo:\u00a0RNZ \/ Jessica Hopkins<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>There were at six police vehicles at the scene. A police tent had been set up outside a block of apartments.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Initial reports are that there have been injuries,&#8221; a police spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Cordons are in place while emergency services operate at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Further information will be provided when it is available.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo-captioned photo-captioned-full photo-cntr eight_col \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rnztools.nz\/rnz\/image\/upload\/s--PB4oQt8o--\/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_1050\/v1725523693\/4KKBAQD_Media_1_jfif?_a=BACCd2AD\" alt=\"Police at the scene of a reported shooting on Tuarangi Road in Auckland's Grey Lynn on 5 September 2024.\" width=\"1050\" height=\"787\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photo-captioned__information\"><span class=\"credit\">Photo:\u00a0RNZ \/ Jessica Hopkins<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Residents near Western Springs Park said police had told them to stay indoors.<\/p>\n<p>St John Ambulance said it was called to the scene at 6.52pm.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson said two rapid response vehicles, three ambulances and one operations manager were responding.<\/p>\n<p>A man told the\u00a0<i>New Zealand Herald<\/i>\u00a0his grandson had been killed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I loved him. Loved him to bits,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Police had promised a media release on the incident, but had not provided one as of midnight Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>rnz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is believed a person has been fatally shot in an inner Auckland suburb. Armed police are outside a house on Tuarangi Road in Grey Lynn and the street has been cordoned off. A woman at the scene told RNZ her nephew was the victim and police said others had been injured. 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