The moment a hero cop takes down suspect as New Zealand mourns in the wake of Christchurch mosque massacre
- Police were filmed arresting a suspect in Christchurch mosque massacre
- Footage taken from a passing car shows how the person is pulled from their car
- Officers have arrested three men and one woman over Friday afternoon’s attack
- One shooter identified himself as Australian man Brenton Tarrant, 28
- He posted 87-page manifesto online describing himself as a white supremacist
A person suspected of being involved in the Christchurch mosque shooting was taken into custody on Friday afternoon after a dramatic roadside arrest.
Footage filmed by a passing motorist shows the suspect’s white station wagon wedged between the gutter and another police car, with its front wheels in the air spinning.
The suspect appeared to still be inside, as officers approached the vehicle with their weapons drawn.
Footage showed the moment hero police took a suspect into custody after the horror massacre at a Christchurch mosque
An Australian man who identified himself as Brenton Tarrant, 28, live streamed the attack on Friday afternoon
He filmed multiple weapons on the passenger seat and floor of his car before entering the mosque
On his weapons (pictured) were the names of fighters he admired
One officer reached inside the vehicle and dragged a person out, as a second stood guard with their weapon drawn.
The suspect was seen wearing dark clothing, and in the footage an officer appears to have hit the person.
Four people, one woman and three men, have been arrested over the horrific shooting so far, which is believed to have killed up to 30 people.
One shooter, who identified himself as Australian man Brenton Tarrant, 28, filmed himself driving to the mosque listening to folk music with at least three weapons on the floor of the passenger side.
Tarrant also posted a 87-page manifesto to Twitter before the killings, describing them as a ‘terrorist attack’.
In the manifesto, where he also identifies as a white supremacist, the man says he is of ‘British stock’.
The armed offenders squad was called in to help after the horror attack
As Tarrant drove to the mosque, he had at least three rifles on the floor of the passenger side of his car
Police were able to stop one suspect by wedging their station wagon between a cop car and a gutter in a residential street
They were seen approaching with their weapons drawn before pulling a person in dark clothing out of the vehicle
People were also reportedly shot at the nearby Linwood Masjid mosque on Friday afternoon, and there were reports of another shooting outside Christchurch Hospital and a bomb found in a car three kilometres from the mosque.
Police have urged people near the area to stay indoors and report suspicious behaviour, describing the incident as ‘critical’.
Police Commissioner Mike Bush told reporters on Friday there had been ‘huge acts of bravery’ to make the arrests, but warned anyone against assuming the threat was over.
He said there had been bombs found on cars in Christchurch, but the Defence Force had ‘taken care of that’.
Without going into detail, the Commissioner also said: ‘There was a claim, and that person is safe.’
He urged Muslims in New Zealand not to go to mosques today.
Police said officers had also found bombs attached to cars
Up to 30 people are reported to have died in Friday’s attack, with many more injured