For those who haven’t heard much about the shooting
- 2 different mosques were shot up shortly before 2pm in Christchurch
- In one mosque there was said to be around 500 people in the middle of prayer, including children
- The shooter LIVESTREAMED the whole thing. He told people to ‘subscribe to pewdiepie’ before walking in and opening fire with his semi-automatic rifle
- There are so many dead they can’t even confirm a number yet. It’s said to be over 30. maybe well over 30, including children.
- meanwhile there were a number of cars found to be rigged with explosives
- schools are all in lockdown. even at 6pm kids are still stuck in schools.
- So far 4 people have been arrested as suspects. There may be more conspirators
I would also like to note that while the name of at least one guy arrested has been released, please do NOT share it. Don’t give him the recognition.
The motivation was, of course, racism. The livestreaming-shooter was a white supremacist who posted a lot on 8chan. He even posted his weapons and the gear he would wear, along with a ‘manifesto’.
- a lot of the schools have come out of lockdown by now (about 7pm)
- the death count is now estimated at about 40-50 people
- the hospital nearest to the attacks has overflowed. the injured are being relocated to ICU in other hospitals
- Our Prime Minister has given a statement
- 40 people are confirmed dead, more are still critical
- this is officially being called an act of terrorism
- 3 of the 4 people in custody are confirmed to be connected
- there’s 48 people in christchurch hospital with bullet wounds
- NZ’s terror alert level is on high right now. most of us didn’t know we had a terror alert level
49 is the death toll now. Police and PM have warned not to share the video or the manifesto or name him. They’re saying it’s a male in his late 20s now charged with murder. The Australian media are running news items on the alleged shooter and his past/family/home. Please don’t watch them as this is going against our own police’s advice to not name him.