(ANSA) - AUCKLAND, JUNE 19 - An unarmed policeman was killed killed in Auckland, New Zealand, by a man who hasparated with a rifle while also hitting another officer, injured in one leg, and a passerby, who is in serious condition .
The attacker, a 24-year-old man, was captured after a hunt for several hours.
According to the reconstruction of the police chief, AndrewCoster, the two officers approached a car that had suffered an accident. At that point the killer pulled out the rifle and started shooting wildly. "This is devastating news, our policemen work hard to keep our community safe," said Prime Minister JacindaArdern expressing her condolences to the killed agent's family.
Only 23 policemen have been killed on duty in New Zealand in over 100 years. The last one dates back to 2009.
Coster did not provide any indication of the possible movement of the attack. In New Zealand, unarmed police officers and last week the police once again voted against the possibility of equipping them with weapons. From tomorrow, however, the chief announced, the police on duty in the area of asparatoria, on the outskirts of Auckland, will be assigned weapons. (HANDLE).
New Zealand: unarmed policeman killed in an attack
2020-06-19T17:58:28.836Z
An unarmed policeman was killed killed in Auckland, New Zealand, by a man who fired a shotgun and also hit another officer, injured in the leg, and a passerby, who is in serious condition. (HANDLE)