Three dead including the shooter in a shooting in Auckland, where the Women’s World Cup opens on Thursday

2023-07-20 01:07:38

The threat is “contained”. A man opened fire in central Auckland, New Zealand’s second largest city, on Thursday in an ‘alarming’ incident that left three people dead including the suspected shooter and six injured, New Zealand police said ,

The shooting coincides with the opening day of the FIFA Women’s World Cup co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia. All Fifa staff and players staying in the city are safe, Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has said.

WATCH: New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins provides a statement on the shooting that happened in Auckland’s Commercial Bay this morning. Two people are dead and six injured, including police officers. The gunmen is also dead. pic.twitter.com/ZqJuohwNnV

— The Zeitgeist (@TheZeitgeistNZ) July 19, 2023

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In the process, New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, who succeeded Jacinda Ardern this year, indicated that there was no threat to national security, and that the World Cup would go well as foreseen.