12 Sep 2023

Three arrested after gun scare in Auckland's Te Atatū

3:21 pm on 12 September 2023
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Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller

Three people have been arrested and a school is out of lockdown after an incident in Auckland's Te Atatū on Tuesday afternoon.

Police were called around 1.26pm to reports of men with firearms.

Freyberg Community School on Roberts Road briefly went into a self-initiated lockdown.

Police located two imitation firearms at an address on the same street, taking three people into custody.

Their inquiries were ongoing.