Photo: RNZIt appears the shootings in Christchurch yesterday were the actions of a lone gunman, police now say. Commissioner Mike Bush briefed the media this afternoon on the latest on 49 people who were killed at two mosques. Mr Bush said he only had a Category A firearms licence which would have prevented him from legally owning semi-automatic weapons. In addition to those who died, Christchurch Hospital chief of surgery Greg Robertson said 39 people remained in hospital and seven patients admitted yesterday had now been discharged. Four patients died on their way in to the hospital yesterday.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 16, 2019 06:22 UTC