A father jumped over a fence and shielded his daughter with his body as a wanted man traded shots with police in suburban Christchurch. The man was shot by police on Eveleyn Couzins Ave, Richmond, just before 7.30pm on Tuesday after opening fire on officers with what is believed to be a shotgun. GEORGE HEARD/STUFF Police guard a firearm left on the footpath near where a man was shot by officers in Richmond, Christchurch. TOM KITCHIN/STUFF Police with guns cordon off Eveleyn Couzins Ave in Richmond on Tuesday night. Tom Kitchin/Stuff Police cordon off part of Eveleyn Couzins Ave, in Richmond, after a man was shot on Tuesday evening.

Source: Stuff February 26, 2019 06:47 UTC