Workers and residents in Sylvia Park express nervousness following a police shooting incident in an area previously considered safe.

Reports of a person with a gun at Sylvia Park mall led to a lockdown, with a staff member confirming the situation.

The 33-year-old man fatally shot by police in Sylvia Park was reportedly on community detention and had a history of firearms offenses, including a four-year prison sentence in 2023 for aggravated robbery.

Two investigations have been launched after police shot and killed an armed man carrying a stolen air rifle at Sylvia Park shopping centre in New Zealand.