Armed police and the serious crash unit are responding to the serious incident in a Glen Eden carpark where a man has been killed. Video / Michael Craig
A person struck in a hit-and-run after an altercation in West Auckland’s Glen Eden this afternoon has died, police have confirmed.
A hunt is underway to track down the vehicle involved.
Detective Inspector Tim Williams said inquiries were still in the very early stages of establishing what exactly occurred.
Police erected a tent above a vehicle after a man was killed in a hit and run incident after an altercation in Glen Eden.
The area surrounding Glenmall in Glen Eden has been cordoned off as armed police, ambulance and fire trucks respond to the hit-and-run.
People have gathered near a white Ford SUV inside the police cordon.
A witness described the terrifying moment a driver pulled out a handgun and held it out a car window while fleeing the scene.
Kat McCormick was pulling out of a car park with her daughter when she saw a man in a black Holden pull a hand-brake turn near the Glenmall intersection.
Armed police respond to a serious incident in a Glen Eden carpark where a man has been killed. Photo / Michael Craig
Glendale Rd is blocked between West Coast Rd & Oates Rd, due to a police incident. The 154 & 172 will need to detour via Oates, Wilson & Bowers Road until further notice. Stops missed: 5287, 5429. pic.twitter.com/Eix5NN16ol
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A bakery worker said he did not see anything but a customer came into his shop and told him there was a fight happening around the corner.
“Then I heard an accident happened. There’s police and ambulance outside.”
Another local worker told the Herald they saw a car race through a red light from Glendale Rd to West Coast Rd after the incident.