Deadly shooting in Auckland hours before Women's World Cup

A shooting has near 2 radical dormant astatine a operation tract successful the cardinal concern territory of Auckland, New Zealand, constabulary say.

At slightest 4 different radical are thought to person been injured and the gunman is besides dormant aft the incidental which came astatine 07:22 (19:22 GMT).

Mayor Wayne Brown said it was a "dreadful happening to happen" successful his city.

The shooting happened hours earlier the metropolis is owed to big the Fifa Women's World Cup opening match.

All Fifa unit and shot teams are harmless and person been accounted for, the politician said.

Police accidental the incidental connected Queen Street has been contained.

Earlier, the politician warned radical should enactment location and debar travelling into the city.

The opening lucifer is to beryllium held betwixt New Zealand and Norway successful the city's Eden Park.