Police are searching for an "extremely dangerous" man believed to be behind a fatal shooting on Auckland's Ponsonby Road.
Detective Inspector Chris Barry said emergency services responded to reports of a gun being fired outside an address on Ponsonby Road about 10.20pm on Sunday.
"Around 10.15pm, a group of four people, including the victim, exited a parked car on Ponsonby Road and walked in the man's direction," Barry said.
Police are now hunting a person they say is extremely dangerous and that members of the public should not approach him.
The man is described as being of large build, with dark hair and facial hair, and has a large tattoo on his left forearm.
The motivation behind the shooting was not yet clear, Barry said.
"You can be certain we will piece together why this shocking incident occurred last night."
It was difficult to say yet if the shooting was gang related, Barry said.
"Police have been in the area overnight speaking to a number of witnesses who were in the vicinity at the time of the incident," Bolton said.
Auckland Transport said a section of Ponsonby Road, between Richmond Road and Franklin Road, was closed due to an incident.
"Avoid this area or expect delays with diversions in place affecting all traffic, including bus services."
Police said there would be an increased police presence in the Ponsonby area on Monday.
"A scene guard has also been established and will remain in place today while our enquiries continue."
An RNZ reporter at the scene on Monday morning said two armed police could be seen inside the cordon.
A post-mortem and formal identification of the man found dead will be carried out over the coming days.
