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Detective Superintendent Ross McKay:

Formal
identification processes have been completed for the two
victims of Thursday’s shooting in Auckland, and Police can
now name them.

They are Solomona Tootoo, 45, of
Manurewa and Tupuga Sipiliano, 44, of Wattle
Downs.

Police extend sincere condolences to the
families, who are grieving the loss of their loved
ones.

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Attributed to Detective Superintendent Ross
McKay.

Police have this evening recovered the two
victims from the site of yesterday’s shooting in the
Auckland CBD.

It is also anticipated the offender’s
body will be recovered tonight.

Poor weather
conditions across the Auckland region impacted progress
today, adding to the complexities of the scene being a large
multi-storey building site.

The scene examination at
the site has been ongoing today and will continue over the
weekend.

A cordon remains in place around the
immediate vicinity of the site and a scene guard will be in
place overnight.

Once the deceased are recovered,
formalities will get underway with post-mortem examinations
and formal identification to be carried out in due
course.

Police are in touch with the families of the
two victims who lost their lives in this incident, and we
are working alongside Victim Support to ensure they are
getting the support they need.

The names of the two
victims, and that of the offender, will be released as soon
as possible once formalities have been completed and the
Coroner notified. Police can confirm the victims were men
aged in their 40s.

We understand there are many
questions about what occurred.

Detectives are working
through a methodical investigation to understand the
motivations behind what occurred.

It is imperative we
allow time for this thorough investigation to…

Attributed to Detective Senior Sergeant Scott
Armstrong, Auckland City District CIB.

Three men
have been arrested after a robbery in Auckland CBD early
this morning.

Police were called about 4.20am to
Hobson Street, where a group of five people had been
approached by three others.

They were then threatened
with what were described as pistols, and had personal items
taken from them.

The victims were unharmed, but
understandably shaken by the incident.

The alleged
offenders left in a vehicle, which was stopped by Police a
short time later and two men were arrested.

The third
offender carried on and then abandoned the vehicle not far
from the scene, and was located by Police soon
after.

All of the victims’ property has been
recovered and they are being provided with ongoing
support.

Two airsoft air pistols were also
located.

Three men, two aged 19 and one aged 22, will
appear in Auckland District Court tomorrow on a number of
charges including aggravated robbery, dangerous driving,
failing to stop, and firearms-related offences.

Police
are pleased to have been able to make quick arrests in this
matter, and hope they bring about reassurance to the victims
and the wider community.

As the matter is now before
the courts, Police cannot comment
further.

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