SYDNEY (Reuters) – A street in Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, has been cordoned off after reports of a shooting, local media reported on Thursday, with police saying they were responding to “a serious incident” and urging people to avoid the area.
The incident has been contained to a building under construction, police said. A large police presence remained in the area and multiple emergency services have responded, police said.
“This is a scary situation for Aucklanders on their Thursday morning commute to work. Please stay at home, avoid travel into the city centre,” Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown said in a tweet.
(Reporting by Renju Jose in Sydney; editing by Deepa Babington)
