25 Nov 2019

Morning dawns at scene of Tauranga shooting

From Morning Report, 7:16 am on 25 November 2019

Police have shot and killed a man after a 14 hour standoff in Tauranga.

The man was holding two children hostage yesterday when police moved in and shot him.

Police say there was no other option due to growing fears for the children's safety.

RNZ reporter Andrew McRae is at the cordon in Bellvue Tauranga and spoke to Corin Dann.