Police have shot a man dead after he confronted them with a gun in the small South Island town of Kurow. (file photo)Police have shot a man dead in a small South Island town. The incident happened in Kurow, in the Waitaki district near Oamaru in North Otago, late on Thursday night, police say. GOOGLE Police were called to a house in Freyberg Ave, Kurow, about 9pm on Thursday to find a man armed with a gun. About 11.50pm, before armed police arrived, the man confronted police while armed with the firearm and was shot once.

Source: Stuff December 05, 2019 18:40 UTC