One person has been seriously injured in an assault on Auckland's North Shore.
An assault on Clyde Road, Browns Bay was reported to police at 5.48pm.
Police say the offender, who was known to the victim, died at the scene from a self-inflicted injury.
"Police are providing support to those affected by this traumatic incident.
"The area is cordoned while enquiries into the circumstances are conducted, but no one else is being sought in relation to the incident."
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