Six people arrested in Auckland after reports of person with firearm

Six people have been taken into custody in Auckland, New Zealand after an incident involving multiple BB guns and armed police that sent a North Shore mall into lockdown.

Armed officers descended on Glenfield Mall last night and erected cordons after reports of a person with a firearm.

Comments on social media show shoppers were told there was a gunman on the ground floor, and that some people took refuge in a safe room.

In a statement, police said they received a report that there was a person with what appeared to be a firearm at Glenfield Mall about 8pm.

The spokeswoman said police were armed as a precaution and the mall went into lockdown of their own accord.

Source: NZHerald