More: 'I saw dead people everywhere': Multiple fatalities in two mosque shootings in New Zealand, police say In Sydney, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Friday that an Australian citizen had been arrested in the mosque shootings. In a 73-page manifesto posted to various sites including Twitter and Scribd that appeared to belong to the gunman, he identified himself as a 28-year-old white man born in Australia and listed white nationalist heroes. After parking his car, the man armed himself with at least one weapon and walked into the mosque, immediately shooting a person in the doorway. The Facebook video began with the man driving up to Masjid Al Noor mosque in the city of Christchurch. Here are photos from the scene of the shooting, as well as screengrabs of the video the shooter allegedly took on Facebook live during the attack.A gunman who opened fire inside a New Zealand mosque on Friday appeared to live-stream his attack in a 17-minute video that looked to be recorded on a helmet camera. One witness, a man named Mohan Ibn Ibrahim, told CNN, “There were more than 200 people inside.
Christchurch schools will be locked down until further notice.” Per CNN, New Zealand police released the following statement on Friday afternoon, immediately following early reports of a shooting: “Police recommend that residents across Christchurch remain off the streets and indoors until further notice.
Photos of the Mosque Shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand
*CONTENT WARNING: Many of these photos contain screenshots of the video allegedly taken by the shooter, which show bodies* Some photos from the event have started to trickle in. Per ABC, New Zealand Police confirmed “multiple fatalities” from the event on Friday afternoon (New Zealand time), and also confirmed at that point that four suspects had been arrested, though they didn’t provide further details.
The Christchurch Mosque shooting has left 40 dead and over 20 injured, according to a report by the New Zealand Prime Minister early Friday morning.
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