Two men have been taken into custody after a police dog was killed and two officers believed injured in an armed incident in the Christchurch suburb of Phillipstown.
A Herald photographer at the scene said one of the men was bloodied and wearing ripped shorts.He said the body of a dog could be seen lying on the road.
The Herald understands the armed incident began when police made a routine call to a house on Buccleugh St and a person emerged with a rifle.
Police have been giving little information other than saying several shots were fired in the area.
A spokesman for St John Ambulance said the injured police officers were believed to have been hospitalised although they were not transported by the service.
One officer is believed to have suffered gunshot injuries to the head, while the second is thought to have been shot in the upper leg.
Neither officer is believed to have suffered life-threatening injuries.
Armed Offenders Squad officers are at the scene near Tuam Street, which has been blocked off. Traffic is being diverted from the area.
There are numerous police cars in the area and residents outside the cordon have gathered on the streets.
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