Christchurch police are thanking the public for a tip-off about guns
Christchurch police are thanking the public for a tip-off about guns
27 March 2019
A 54-year-old man has died after drawn-out negotiations with armed police in the Richmond Park area overnight.
Police discovered firearms in a raid on a St Martins property yesterday - after information from the public, before finding the man and negotiating with him for a number of hours.
On approaching his vehicle they found he appeared to have a stab wound, and he died at the scene.
Members of the public reported hearing explosions, which were police deploying gas.
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