3 case managers of work and income shot today at 10 am in ashburton, christchurch. 2 dead 1 injured story below: Police are hunting for John Henry Tully, 48, after a shooting that killed two and injured a third at an Ashburton Work and Income Office this morning. A balaclava-clad man carrying a sawn-off shotgun entered the Work and Income office on the corner of Cass and Moore streets and fired several shots before fleeing on a bike. The gunman was last seen heading towards the Ashburton river. Shots have reportedly been heard since coming from the river. A source told Fairfax Media that one person was shot dead on site and another died at Ashburton Hospital. Police confirmed that two people had been killed and the third person was in hospital. Do you have more information? Email us at [email protected] Police have warned the public to stay indoors and to not approach the man. Schools are also in lockdown. TWO WOMEN SHOT The Ashburton Guardian said a witness saw a man wearing a black balaclava enter and shot two women, one of whom was interviewing him at the time. The man believed they were both Work and Income staff members. It was incredibly loud, I could feel the air whoosh past my head, the man told the Guardian. He followed the man outside. He must have broken the gun down because he put it in his back pack, the witness said. A woman, also believed to be a staff member, ran out and shouted at them to call the police, before running into the nearby medical centre, the Guardian reported. They said the mans bike had been chained up on a street corner. He headed east on Moore Street, leaving his bike helmet on the street. A postie at a business across the road heard the man screaming and swearing as he left the building. SHAKEN UP An employee at the neighbouring Radcliffe Electrical building said a man ran from the Work and Income office into his building after the shooting. The man was uninjured, but was pretty shaken up by what had happened, the employee said. He saw it all happen. An employee at another neighbouring business, who would not be named, said the shooting unfolded in Cass St about 10am. I heard yelling and abuse and thats what got me off my seat and then I heard what sounded like a car backfiring a little bit later. I just looked at the window and saw people running... running out
Posted on: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 02:30:51 +0000
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