Attributable to Central District Crime Manager, Inspector Craig Sheridan:
Police continue to investigate the circumstances of the Waitārere Beach incident.
The scene examination and post-mortem have since been completed.
As a result, Police now believe one person at the address received a wound consistent with being stabbed.
The three people who received wounds consistent with being shot remain in hospital in a stable condition. They have asked for privacy at this time.
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Issued by Police Media Centre