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Armed Offenders Squad responding to active shooter in Auckland CBD, July 20, 2023. 3 dead including the offender
The shooter who killed two people in downtown Auckland on Thursday, Matu Reid, died from self-inflicted injuries, police have revealed.
Armed police found Reid - a convicted domestic abuser who was serving a home detention sentence - dead, barricaded inside a lift shaft after he entered a construction site with a shotgun.
Detective Superintendent Ross McKay said police had completed a scene examination of the downtown building site, One Queen St, where Reid injured a further 10 people.
Four people remained in hospital today in stable conditions, McKay said. They were “recovering well”.
Reid also shot a police officer, who McKay said was “continuing to make progress in hospital, however, will have a long road to recovery from injuries”.
McKay said a post-mortem examination found Reid was injured by shots fired by police and by himself. His fatal injuries, however, were self-inflicted.
The shooter who killed two people in downtown Auckland on Thursday, Matu Reid, died from self-inflicted injuries, police have revealed.
Armed police found Reid - a convicted domestic abuser who was serving a home detention sentence - dead, barricaded inside a lift shaft after he entered a construction site with a shotgun.
Detective Superintendent Ross McKay said police had completed a scene examination of the downtown building site, One Queen St, where Reid injured a further 10 people.
Four people remained in hospital today in stable conditions, McKay said. They were “recovering well”.
Reid also shot a police officer, who McKay said was “continuing to make progress in hospital, however, will have a long road to recovery from injuries”.
McKay said a post-mortem examination found Reid was injured by shots fired by police and by himself. His fatal injuries, however, were self-inflicted.
