More: Christchurch mosque shooting adds to growing list of attacks in places of worship What's the response?Īrdern said it was "one of New Zealand’s darkest days" in a news conference and called the attack one of “unprecedented violence." Nichols said he saw two injured people being carried out on stretchers past his automotive shop and that both people appeared to be alive. Near the Linwood Masjid Mosque shooting, Mark Nichols reported hearing about five gunshots, the New Zealand Herald reports.
There were three in the hallway, at the door leading into the mosque, and people inside the mosque," he said. When he later went to the mosque to help, he reported finding carnage inside: "I saw dead people everywhere. He reported hearing dozens of shots, followed by people running from the mosque in terror. Len Peneha, a witness of the Masjid Al Noor shooting who lives next to the mosque, said he saw a man dressed in black enter the building. Police also said there was a second shooting at the Linwood Masjid Mosque. Witness Len Peneha reported seeing a gunman enter Masjid Al Noor mosque on Deans Avenue at about 1:45 p.m. Police have confirmed two shooting locations: One at Linwood Avenue and one at Deans Avenue in the city. More: Christchurch gunman appeared to live-stream his attack in 17-minute Facebook video How many people were killed?įriday evening local time, authorities said at least 49 people were killed and dozens were being treated for gunshot injuries, ranging from minor to critical. In an over 70-page manifesto posted to various sites including Twitter and Scribd that appeared to belong to the gunman, he identified himself as a 28-year-old white man born in Australia. His weapon was covered in white-supremacist graffiti. It shows him arming himself and walking into the mosque, immediately shooting a person in the doorway. View Gallery: New Zealand mosque shootings: Multiple people killed, authorities say Attack live-streamedĪ 17-minute video posted to social media shows a gunman opening fire in the Masjid Al Noor mosque, an apparent livestream of the attack from a helmet camera. Tarrant briefly appeared at a district court in Christchurch after the shooting, where one charge of murder was presented. District Court Judge Paul Kellar ordered Tarrant to return to court on April 5.Īfter Tarrant had left, Kellar said it would be "reasonable to assume" there will be other murder charges brought against Tarrant.įriday night, police said three males and one female had been detained. Police later said one of the arrests didn't relate to the shootings.Īuthorities said none of the detained had been on any watch list.Ī man who claimed responsibility for the shootings left an anti-immigrant manifesto and said he was a 28-year-old white Australian and a racist. Who are the suspects?Īustralian police have identified the shooter as Brenton Tarrant - a white, 28-year-old Australian-born man, according to the New Zealand Herald. More than 45 people were being treated for gunshot injuries at a nearby hospital.Ī man who claimed responsibility for the shootings left a manifesto, saying he was a racist who had been planning the attack for two years. Shootings at two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Friday resulted in at least 49 fatalities and the detention of three armed suspects, one charged with murder, in what Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called a terrorist attack.Īs news of the tragedy broke, video also surfaced on social media of a gunman opening fire inside one of the mosques.Īuthorities say the planned attacks happened at two mosques in the city. Police also defused explosive devices found in a car.
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