A 33-year-old Christchurch man was shot twice in the lower body after a shootout with police on Tuesday evening. A 33-year-old man was shot twice in the lower body by police in Christchurch just before 7.30pm on Tuesday after a pursuit ended in Eveleyn Couzins Ave, Richmond. JOSEPH JOHNSON/STUFF Police have been told to arm up after a shoot-out with a suspect in residential Christchurch, with a second man still being sought. JOSEPH JOHNSON/STUFF Inside the car a man used to flee from police before shooting at them on Tuesday. "That's why more officers than ever are calling to be armed and you'll see more officers armed out on the street because they're going to so many more dangerous jobs."

Source: Stuff February 28, 2019 00:08 UTC