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Advocates call for action after rise in gun violence in Auckland
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English - October 23, 2023 18:23 - 3 minutes - 3.6 MB - ★★★★ - 11 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The day a construction site worker gunned down two people in Auckland's city centre the police responded to a dozen other callouts across the region that resulted in firearms charges.
It was just three months ago, July 20th, and one of the callouts was to an armed robbery of a van transporting cash - police say that's still under investigation.
Mt Wellington City advocates say the snapshot paints a picture of escalating gun violence and are urging the incoming National-led government to put more frontline police on the beat.
Amy Williams has the story.