Police arrest man after two shot dead in New Zealand

A man suspected of killing two unemployment office workers and critically injuring a third has been arrested following a manhunt that lasted seven hours and kept a town on edge.

Police arrest man after two shot dead in New Zealand

A man suspected of killing two unemployment office workers and critically injuring a third has been arrested following a manhunt that lasted seven hours and kept a town on edge.

Police spokeswoman Lisa-Marie Brooks said a police dog unit apprehended 48-year-old John Tully near a lake shortly after 5pm local time following an extensive manhunt in the South Island town of Ashburton.

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