An apparent pool of blood was visible just outside the tennis courts next to a disposable vape. A police photographer, donning a boiler suit, was focused on this area.
Armed police arrived at the scene just before 3pm.
An apparent pool of blood was visible just outside the tennis courts next to a disposable vape. A police photographer, donning a boiler suit, was focused on this area. Photo / Dean Purcell
At least four police dog units arrived by 1pm and there were “heaps” of officers. More officers arrived when the Herald was at the scene, including a forensic photographer dressed in a boiler suit.
“More information will be issued proactively when [police are] in a position to do so,” she said.
A man working near the Blockhouse Bay Tennis Club told the Herald police had come to his work to investigate an alleged assault.
Officers told him they were “looking for someone”, he said.
Police officers have cordoned off the area around the Blockhouse Bay Tennis Club on Rathlin St after an "incident" late on Saturday morning. Photo / Dean Purcell
Police speak to a bystander at Blockhouse Bay Tennis Club. Photo / Dean Purcell
Fire and Emergency New Zealand responded to the incident, saying they were helping St John Ambulance.