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Australia tourist dead as police hunt shooter.
AUGUST 16, 2019 3:02PM
A gunman is on the run following the shooting of an Aussie tourist in NZ.
A terrified Canadian woman has fled several kilometres on foot after her Australian fiance was shot dead in a carjacking in New Zealand.
Armed police are hunting an armed killer, after the Australian’s body was found in a stolen campervan in Gordonton, 80km from where the carjacking occurred on the coastal town of Raglan, on the west coast of the country’s North Island.
The 33-year-old Australian tourist, who has been identified by The Age as Sean McKinnon from Victoria, was asleep in a campervan at the Te Toto Gorge carpark in Raglan the couple were woken by a stranger banging on the window.
“We’re seeking a male in regards to (the attack),” Detective Inspector Graham Pitkethley confirmed in a press conference in Hamilton.
“As more details become available, we will release that to the public who can assist us in locating him. Somewhere out in the community … someone knows who this offender is so I’m asking them to contact police immediately.”
Detective Pitkethley said the Canadian woman fled the scene on foot, and is now under the care of police.
“We are supporting the female victim who is understandably very shocked and distressed, providing her with the support and welfare that she needs,” he said.
“This is a tragic incident … Inquiries indicate that this was a random attack.”
Police confirmed the stolen vehicle — a White 2017 Toyota Hiace ZL registration KWF362 — was driven from Whaanga Rd to Gordonton Rd this morning. The 80km journey takes about 75 minutes to drive.
AUGUST 16, 2019 3:02PM
A gunman is on the run following the shooting of an Aussie tourist in NZ.
A terrified Canadian woman has fled several kilometres on foot after her Australian fiance was shot dead in a carjacking in New Zealand.
Armed police are hunting an armed killer, after the Australian’s body was found in a stolen campervan in Gordonton, 80km from where the carjacking occurred on the coastal town of Raglan, on the west coast of the country’s North Island.
The 33-year-old Australian tourist, who has been identified by The Age as Sean McKinnon from Victoria, was asleep in a campervan at the Te Toto Gorge carpark in Raglan the couple were woken by a stranger banging on the window.
“We’re seeking a male in regards to (the attack),” Detective Inspector Graham Pitkethley confirmed in a press conference in Hamilton.
“As more details become available, we will release that to the public who can assist us in locating him. Somewhere out in the community … someone knows who this offender is so I’m asking them to contact police immediately.”
Detective Pitkethley said the Canadian woman fled the scene on foot, and is now under the care of police.
“We are supporting the female victim who is understandably very shocked and distressed, providing her with the support and welfare that she needs,” he said.
“This is a tragic incident … Inquiries indicate that this was a random attack.”
Police confirmed the stolen vehicle — a White 2017 Toyota Hiace ZL registration KWF362 — was driven from Whaanga Rd to Gordonton Rd this morning. The 80km journey takes about 75 minutes to drive.
