A witness heard a gunshot before police handcuffed a man and administered first aid.
A witness heard a gunshot before police handcuffed a man and administered first aid.
A scared driver caught in the middle of a major firearms incident in Auckland said he heard a gunshot before a swarm of officers arrested a man as he lay on the road.
The man allegedly held two members of the public at gunpoint as he attempted to flee police in lengthy pursuit across Penrose yesterday before he was eventually shot at by officers.
The 36-year-old man is recovering in hospital and faces three counts of aggravated wounding, aggravated assault, burglary, reckless driving and failing to stop.
He is expected to appear in the Auckland District Court tomorrow.
One witness, who only wants to be identified as Jaskirat, was in his car behind a vehicle waiting at a red light on Great South Rd around 11am.
He said the alleged gunman had been allegedly driving on the "wrong side of the road" and crashed into cars in front of him that were waiting at the lights.
Amid the chaos, Jaskirat managed to film the arrest.
He heard a single gunshot ring out then noticed seven to eight police cars approach.
