Explainer: How Auckland shooter was considered 'low risk'
Nothing suggested the gunman would be a danger to the general public.
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Incident at Auckland Ferry Building
Police have been alerted to two people on top of the Auckland Ferry Building on Quay St. Video / Supplied
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Revealed: Armed police were training nearby when shooting started
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Editorial: A day of tragedy and trauma in Auckland
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'Floor by floor, wielding a gun': Moment workers met Auckland gunman face-to-face in a stairwell
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Ginny Andersen speaks about Auckland CBD shooting
Police Minister Ginny Andersen speaks to Jack Tame about today's shooting in the Auckland CBD. Video / Newstalk ZB
'Whole nation is mourning': Gunman identified, was on home detention but worked as subcontractor
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Auckland gunman had earlier threatened to ‘take out’ entire family, strangled woman
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Watch: Heavily armed police sweep Commercial Bay after shooting
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Police sweep Commercial Bay as today's shooting incident unfolds
Police sweep Commercial Bay as today's shooting incident unfolds. Video / Helen Manson
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