Detective Senior Sergeant Craig Bolton is giving an update on the double shooting in Auckland’s CBD on Thursday night.
The press conference was due to start at 1.30pm, but has now been delayed until 1.45pm.
Watch the media conference here:
Police were called to reports of a fight on the corner of Fort and Queen streets about 11.30pm.
Police said a small group of people started fighting and one fired a number of shots.
A person was shot in the head and a second person was hit in the abdomen.
Both were taken to hospital in critical condition.
Police said a person wearing distinctive red and black pants and a red hat fled the scene on a scooter.
More to come …