Update: Police shooting Kaiapoi
26 June
Canterbury District Commander Superintendent John Price:
Police are continuing to investigate the
circumstances after a man was shot
by Police in Kaiapoi
last night.
Police were notified of a man who was
allegedly threatening a member of the
public with a metal
bar and knife on Williams Street around 7:20 last
night.
The man allegedly attacked a Police vehicle with a
metal bar on Police’s
arrival at Williams
Street.
Several attempts were made to deescalate the
situation but the man was not
cooperative and he tried to
evade Police.
Tactical options including communicating
with the man and the use of Taser
and OC spray were
deployed multiple times.
These did not have any effect on the man nor his behaviour.
The male then entered a private
residential driveway and Police continued to
negotiate
with him.
After a period of further negotiation Police
then fired multiple shots
injuring the man.
Immediate
first aid was provided by officers at the scene until he
was
transported to Christchurch Hospital by St John where
he remains in a serious
but stable condition.
Police will continue to have a presence at the two scenes in Kaiapoi today.
We urge anyone who may have seen a male
carrying a metal bar or knife walking
around the Williams
Street and Ohoka Road areas before the incident
to
contact Police.
If you have any CCTV footage or
cellphone footage please contact Police on
105.
We
continue to provide support to the officers who attended as
this will have
a huge impact on them and their
whānau.
Our officers go to work every day to keep our
communities safe and protect
all people from harm, this
isn’t the outcome anyone wanted to happen.
The man’s
family have been notified and are being supported by
victim
support and a Police family liaison officer.
We are unable to provide any information on his identity at this stage.
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has
been notified and both a
Criminal Investigation and a
Critical Incident Investigation are
underway.