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Live: Auckland police to be armed after officer shot dead in West Auckland

Friday, 19 June 2020

Police Commissioner Andrew Coster and Waitemata Superintendent Naila Hassan speak to media after one officer was killed and another injured in West Auckland.

A police officer has died after two were shot and another person was hit by a fleeing car at a routine traffic stop in West Auckland. Police Commissioner Andrew Coster said there's no reason for the public to be concerned after the fatal shooting.