Anxious family and friends are pacing outside Christchurch Hospital, waiting for news of injured loved ones. She said a further 20 people were seriously injured, while Christchurch Hospital has just confirmed 48 people suffered gunshot wounds. David Meates, chief executive of Canterbury District Health Board, said Christchurch Hospital and other health clinics were treating 48 patients for gunshot wounds. There were also reports of a third active shooting unfolding outside Christchurch Hospital, and the Guardian reported police as saying there was a bomb on Strickland Street in Christchurch. Ambulances outside Christchurch Hospital as a major situation unfolds.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 15, 2019 02:37 UTC