A man has died in an incident that brought police swarming into the Auckland suburb of Mt Wellington.
And a witness has told of how he witnessed the fatal struggle, before a man and a woman sat down and waited for police to arrive.
Police were called to the serious incident on Tomuri Place just before 1.30pm.
“A male has been pronounced deceased at the scene,” police said.
“Police are speaking with a person of interest, and there are some cordons in place as police make inquiries.”
St John said it was called to the incident at 1.31pm, sending two ambulances, one rapid response unit, and one manager.
It said it had also treated two patients in a moderate condition at the scene.
Police and ambulance at an incident in Mount Wellington in Auckland. Photo / Supplied
A witness told the Herald a man had been fatally stabbed in front of shocked neighbours.
He said he heard a woman screaming for help on Tomuri Pl in Mt Wellington at about 1.30pm and went out on his townhouse balcony to see what was happening.
To his horror, he said he saw a man stabbing another man in the ground floor yard of a townhouse nearby.
Two women were also in the yard.
Other neighbours could also see the attack from their balconies and homes, the witness said.
After the attack finished, the attacker and the woman waited for police, the witness said.
”Then him and the female . . . went and sat down and they waited for police, they didn’t move, they just sat there.”
When police arrived they detained the man.
As of 3pm, he was still detained at the scene with forensic police taking photos of him, the witness said.
The witness said he had seen the four people having a drink together earlier in the morning at about 9-10am and they “looked fine” with each other.
”I’m not sure what happened from then until the incident happened,” the witness said.
The incident was terrifying, the witness said.
”I’ve lived in this neighbourhood for 25 years, in this little cul-de-sac,” he said.
”We’ve always felt safe, we’ve always been safe here.”However, the incident today also came after a home in the area was shot at last year, the witness said.
”It’s terrifying,” he said.
The witness said he has children but that luckily they did not see the attack.
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