In vowing to tighten gun laws, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said the attacker used five guns, two of them semi-automatic, that were purchased with an ordinary gun license and modified. It wasn't clear if any of the firearms Tarrant bought from Gun City were used in Friday's shootings. None of the guns sold to Tarrant were military-style, semi-automatic weapons, according to Tipple. Christchurch gun store owner says he sold several weapons to suspectĪ Christchurch gun shop on Monday acknowledged selling guns online to the 28-year-old white supremacist accused of killing 50 people in mosque shootings that have upturned New Zealand's reputation as among the world's most tolerant and safe nations.Īt a news conference, Gun City owner David Tipple said the store sold four guns and ammunition to Brenton Harrison Tarrant through a 'police-verified online mail order process.' The store 'detected nothing extraordinary,' about the buyer, he said. The Australian white supremacist charged in the massacre wasn't detected before his well-planned attack on two mosques and there have been concerns intelligence agencies were overly focused on the Muslim community in detecting and preventing security risks.

She said Cabinet ministers decided in principle at a meeting Monday to tighten gun ownership but details still need to be worked out.Īrdern also announced an inquiry into the country's intelligence services. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says gun law reforms will be announced within 10 days in the wake of the Christchurch shootings that left 50 people dead. He was charged with a single count of murder and a judge said Saturday he may face other charges.īush said at a Monday news conference, 'We believe absolutely there was only one attacker responsible for this.'īut he added that the support of other people hasn't been ruled out and is 'a very, very important part of our investigation.' Gun law changes to be announced within 10 days, PM says New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush says the gunman who killed 50 people and wounded dozens of others at two Christchurch mosques Friday acted alone, but may have had support.Īustralian white supremacist Brenton Tarrant was arrested moments after the shootings. Accused shooter was sole gunman, but may have had help, top cop says The teen is also accused of posting a photo of one of the mosques with the message 'target acquired' and with posting other chat messages 'inciting extreme violence,' the Herald reported.

He was arrested Friday but police have said they don't think he was directly involved in the attack.

His request for bail was denied at a court in New Zealand Monday but the judge said his name could be kept out of the public eye. Teen charged with distributing gunman's livestream: ReportĪn 18-year-old man has been charged with distributing a livestream of the mass shooting at two mosques Friday, the New Zealand Herald reported, according to the Reuters news service.

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