A fatal shooting on the side of a residential street in Auckland brings the number of serious firearms incidents in south Auckland this year to six - with three people dead.
Police were called to the park on Brady Rd in south Auckland at 4.40am yesterday and found a critically injured man.
It is understood the man was shot but this has not been confirmed by police.
Neighbours surrounding Seaside Park in Ōtāhuhu said they knew nothing of the death until daylight when they saw armed police guarding the area.
"We heard absolutely nothing and we were we asleep with the window open," one woman said.
"The park has been really quiet lately with no trouble, it's a beautiful park."
Attempts to save the man were made by emergency services staff but he died at the scene.
The suspected shooting follows a spate of other firearms related incidents, including a drive-by shooting last month.
Since February there have been at least six serious firearms incidents in south Auckland with three people seriously injured and three people killed.