by Selwyn Manning.

There is still no word on the condition of a man shot by police during a confrontation on Auckland’s North Shore.

Police have shot a knife wielding man at the Auckland North Shore suburb of Greenhithe.

Police were called to a residential address in Greenhithe after receiving a complaint that a man was threatening another man with a knife.

The man was shot by police after negotiations failed to defuse the situation.

The Police have officially stated officers were called to a confrontation, they tried to negotiate with the man, this was unsuccessful. A shot has been fired and a man has been taken to hospital.

There is still no word on the man’s condition.

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