The woman who was fatally shot by police in Christchurch has been identified.
Te Arohanui Pohio, 53, died after being shot at a residential address in Clyde Rd, Bryndwr, at 11pm on Wednesday.
Police were called after receiving a report of a man armed with a knife, threatening to hurt himself and his partner.
鈥淥fficers arrived at the address a short time later and a woman ran from the house, followed by a man armed with a knife,鈥 Canterbury District Commander, Superintendent Tony Hill said this morning.
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