New Zealand

One dead, three seriously injured with gunshot and stab wounds

11:58 am on 13 November 2022

Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly

One person is dead and three are seriously injured with gunshot and stab wounds after an incident in a carpark in the Auckland suburb of East Tamaki overnight.

Police said three people with serious stab wounds and one with a serious gunshot wound arrived at Middlemore Hospital at about 4:30am.

One of the people with stab wounds has since died. The other three remain in a serious condition.

Detective Inspector Tofilau Fa'amanuia Va'aelua of Counties Manukau CIB said the incident took place in a carpark off Lady Fisher Place in the Highbrook Drive area.

"We are in the early stages of an investigation and the scene is currently cordoned off while an examination takes place.

"Police are seeking any witnesses to come forward as we work to piece together the exact circumstances of the incident."