Police fatally shot a man at Seddon St, Feilding, after an eight-hour standoff. Photo: RNZ / Jimmy Ellingham
Police have released the name of the man who died after being shot by police in Feilding last month.
He was Darren Norman Lyttle, aged 53. He died during a stand-off on 23 April.
Police were called to the house in Seddon Street at 1pm on the day of the shooting, after reports that a man had fired a shot at a neighbour's window.
The man refused to leave his house when officers and the armed offenders squad arrived, police had said.
Appeals were made throughout the day to encourage the man to come out of the house.
The armed offenders squad was deployed as a precaution alongside a police negotiation team.
About 9pm, the man was shot by police after presenting a firearm at officers, and was critically injured.
He died after being transported to hospital.
"Our thoughts remain with his family and loved ones at this difficult time," a police statement said on Friday.
The Police investigation into the incident is ongoing.
