Please attribute the following to Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Van Kempen:
A homicide investigation has been launched following the death of a man in Rotorua this afternoon.
Emergency services were called to an assault on Trigg Ave around 12:20pm.
Upon arrival, a man was located in a critical condition but died at the scene.
Police would like to reassure the community that while an area of Trigg Ave is cordoned off, there is not believed to be any risk to the public.
Police are continuing to make enquiries to locate those responsible.
/NZ Police Public Release. View in full here.
