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Man involved in police shootout that prompted Canterbury cops to carry firearms appears in court

March 4, 2019

Police there had been ordered to carry firearms on duty until Treik Allen was apprehended. (Source: Other)

The man involved in a shootout involving Canterbury police, prompting them to carry firearms, has appeared in court.

Treik Allen was remanded in custody after allegedly using a pistol in a firearms incident on Anzac Drive on Saturday, February 23.

Allen was charged with using the weapon to prevent the arrest of another man, who was caught by police after a separate shootout in Christchurch on Tuesday.

Allen is due to reappear in court on March 25.

Canterbury police are no longer carrying guns on their person following his arrest.

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