AUCKLAND, New Zealand — A gunman using a pump-action shotgun opened fire along Auckland’s scenic harbor Thursday morning, killing two and wounding half a dozen others less than 12 hours before the women’s World Cup was scheduled to kickoff at less than three miles away at Eden Park Stadium, authorities said.
The shooter, identified on local TV as a 24-year-old who was wearing an ankle bracelet, was also found dead after engaging with police in an elevator shaft. At least one officer was among the wounded.
According to authorities, the incident began at about 7:22 a.m. at a construction site near Queen Street, where Auckland’s main thoroughfare intersects and ends at the city’s ferry terminal. Three of the wounded were hospitalized in serious condition.
