It was understood, from police reports, that the perpetrator had travelled to NZ as a student some ten years ago and came to the attention of Police due to the information that he was sharing on his social media page. It was reported that he spent the last 3 years in prison on various charges regarding his shared information etc. on social media but then was released a couple of months ago.
Reporters discussed that he was under surveillance because of his extremist views that included violence against people. It's sad that there are people who through their ideology would look to harm or even kill other innocent people who would have been innocently going shopping during lockdown Alert level 4 at their local Countdown supermarket.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the 7 victims of the stabbings. Much of NZ is in shock that this could happen when people are trying to keep safe under our COVID 19 lockdown conditions. It's even sadder that a trip to the shops to buy groceries a few days before Fathers day could end up in a hospital care in having been at the right place but at the wrong time.
The perpetrator was shot dead on the scene but the devastation that he wrought on families and the trauma that many are going through now is felt as we also mourn the loss of one who died today from COVID 19 complications.
Life is precious and acts such as this only prove to bring people closer together than to tear apart...
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