A man has been arrested by armed police after witnesses reported a gun being pulled out on a central Auckland street.
一名男子被武装警察逮捕,此前目击者报告说在奥克兰市中心的一条街道上有人掏出一把枪。
Multiple squads of police officers with rifles and tactical gear went into the Goodview Apartment Hotel after a gun sighting at about 8am on Monday.
周一上午8点左右,多队警察带着步枪和战术装备进入Goodview Apartment Hotel。
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The standoff lasted more than two hours.
对峙持续了两个多小时。
A cordon on Hobson Street between Cook Street and Union Street was lifted after three hours.
库克街和联合街之间的霍布森街的警戒线在三个小时后被解除。
A man was taken out of the hotel in handcuffs and put into a police car just before 10.30am.
一名男子在上午10点30分之前被戴上手铐带出酒店,并被送上警车。
Police also escorted a woman away from the scene.
警方还护送一名女子离开现场。
In a statement police said two people were speaking with officers and there was no further risk to the public.
警方在一份声明中说,有两人正在与警察交谈,对公众没有进一步的风险。
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Charges were being considered.
正在考虑指控。
A witness told RNZ he saw two people arguing on the street. Soon after one of the pair “got up, put his hand in his pocket, pulled out a gun and loaded it and pointed it at him and said he’s going to shoot him”.
一名目击者告诉RNZ,他看到两个人在街上争吵。不久之后,其中一人“站起来,把手放在口袋里,掏出一把枪,上膛,指着他,说他要开枪打死他”。
No injuries have been reported.
目前尚无人员受伤报告。
The public was asked to avoid the area.
公众被要求避开该地区。
Traffic updates 交通更新
Auckland Transport said Hobson Street was closed between Cook and Union streets.
奥克兰交通局表示,库克街和联合街之间的霍布森街已关闭。
It was affecting bus routes 11W, 18, 105, 132, 195, 209, WX1, 11T.
它影响了11W、18、105、132、195、209、WX1、11T公交路线。
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