Police have named the two men who were gunned down in Thursday's shooting incident in central Auckland.
Photo: RNZ / Ziming Li
In a statement released this morning, Detective Superintendent Ross McKay said formal identification processes had now been completed for the two victims who died in the shooting.
They are Solomona Tootoo, 45, of Manurewa; and Tupuga Sipiliano, 44, of Wattle Downs.
"Police extend sincere condolences to the families, who are grieving the loss of their loved ones."
Flowers laid outside the barriers of the construction site, on 21 July 2023, the day after the shootings. Photo: RNZ/ Charlotte Cook
The gunman - who died at the scene - was earlier identified as Matu Tangi Matua Reid, 24, a worker at the construction site.
He walked on to the building site in lower Queen Street at about 7.20am and opened fire with a pump action shotgun.
Eight people were also injured in the shooting, and four people remain in hospital receiving care, including a police officer.