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Counties Manukau

Please attribute to Detective Inspector Karen Bright, Counties Manukau CIB:

Police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of a man in Manurewa overnight.

Emergency services were called to Balfour Road around 11.10pm to reports a man had been shot.

Sadly, the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Cordons remain in place, while police conduct a scene examination at the address. A postmortem examination will take place tomorrow.

Residents of the area can expect to see an increase in Police presence as they make enquiries.