A man held a gun to the heads of two members of the public before he was shot by police in Auckland, police say. The Auckland incident unfolded on Thursday morning after a BMW X5 was stolen from the Youth Garage car dealership in Penrose. The police Eagle helicopter was in the area and began tracking him, and officers in patrol cars responded, Chambers said. The alleged offender then held a gun to the head of a member of the public and stole their car, Chambers said. LAWRENCE SMITH/STUFF Two people have been injured, one seriously, after a police shooting in the Auckland suburb of Ellerslie.

Source: Stuff July 14, 2021 23:42 UTC