8 Dec 2018

Police cordon off street after fatal stabbing in Mt Roskill

8:51 am on 8 December 2018

A street in Mount Roskill remains cordoned off this morning after a fatal stabbing in the Auckland suburb last night.

Armed police are protecting a cordoned off area in Mt Roskill where a person was stabbed and killed last night.

Armed police are protecting a cordoned off area in Mt Roskill where a person was stabbed and killed last night. Photo: RNZ / Matthew Theunissen

Police were called to William Blofield Avenue just after 11pm yesterday, where a 21-year-old man was stabbed during what they say was an altercation.

Officers are speaking to several witnesses, including someone they describe as a person of interest.

Another person was also found with stab wounds, and police say they are in a serious but stable condition.

The area remains cordoned off this morning and motorists are being asked to use alternative routes.