Police in New Zealand have detained a man suspected of shooting two people dead and injuring a third at an unemployment office.
The incident happened on Monday morning in the town of Ashburton, southwest of Christchurch.
A man went into a Work and Income New Zealand office and opened fire, before fleeing.
Two people were killed and a third person was in a “serious but stable condition”, local police said.
Police said the man left the scene on a bicycle and warned residents not to approach him.
But after an approximately seven-hour search, a suspect was apprehended.
The suspect was found on a rural property and brought down by police dogs.
He sustained dog bites and was being brought to Ashburton police station for a medical examination.
Police were still searching for the weapon used in the shootings, a statement said.
Ashburton is a small town of less than 20,000 people, about 85km (55 miles) from Christchurch.
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