The extremist was shot and killed by the New Zealand police. Addressing the media, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden said that the attacker had been identified for years as a violent extremist.

Six people were injured in the stabbing, and three are in critical condition. The attacker had lived in New Zealand for about ten years and had been under surveillance by New Zealand security Authorities for the past five years. The Police said that he was considered an ISIS ideologist.