Police officer shot dead during routine traffic stop

Police officers work at the scene after two officers were shot during a routine traffic stop in Auckland, New Zealand, on June 19, 2020. [Reuters]

A New Zealand police officer was killed and another seriously injured on Friday after they were shot during a routine traffic stop, the country’s police commissioner said, as officials urgently hunted for the suspect.

Schools and daycare centres near the scene of the incident in Auckland were on lockdown as police searched for the shooter, who also injured a member of the public when fleeing by car.