Waipawa locked down when fireworks mistaken for shots
stop on State Highway 2, near Waipukurau, and a person of interest Investigations have found a supposed was spoken to. armed offender thought to have fired “Shortly after, police cordoned off an shots in Waipawa was actually just address of interest in Waipawa, and a letting off fireworks. nearby kindergarten was placed into
A near two-hour armed cordon in the lockdown as a precaution.
Central Hawke’s Bay town on Thursday “Police later spoke with the sole forced a kindergarten and much of the occupant of the address, where it was town’s business discovered that
"No arrests have
district into lockdown, fireworks had been let with residents urged off at the address, and,
been made and
to avoid windows. given the built-up Yesterday, a police area, they could have
police are not
spokeswoman told easily been mistaken
Hawke’s Bay Today for gunshots.”
looking for
that police had The occupant of the responded to reports address was reminded
anyone else."
of five gunshots from of the inconvenience an address in this has placed on the Waipawa on people of Waipawa Thursday. and for him to save his
“Shortly after, two fireworks for vehicles were seen leaving the address,” November 5, she said. she said. “No arrests have been made and
Police continued the hunt for police are not looking for anyone else.” offenders on Thursday evening, hours Police thanked the people of the after Waverley St and then Kenilworth Waipawa community for their patience and Church streets were cordoned off by and understanding during the incident, armed police, who zeroed in on a especially those people on State residential property. Highway 2 who had to stop and witness
Police conducted an armed vehicle police conducting the vehicle stop.