Homicide Investigation Launched Following Death Of Man In Mt Roskill
Detective Inspector Scott Beard, Auckland City CIB:
Police have launched a homicide investigation
after a man was shot and killed
at an address in Mt
Roskill last night.
At around 9.30pm, Police were
notified of an incident at an address on
Glass
Road.
Two armed offenders have entered the
address and an altercation has taken
place with the
occupants inside the house.
One of the occupants, a
man in his 20’s, received a gunshot wound and has
died
at the scene.
Two other people at the address have
received non-life threatening injuries
and were
transported to hospital.
The offenders have fled from the scene and are yet to be located.
A scene guard has
been in place overnight and Police will remain present
at
the address today carrying out a scene
examination.
Anyone with information about this
incident, or anyone who saw suspicious
activity around
the Glass Road area around 9.30pm is urged to contact
Police
on 105, quoting file number 211224/4140 or call
Crime Stoppers anonymously on
0800 555 111.
No
further information is available at this stage, however a
further update
is expected later
today.