Nelson shotgun theft and shooting deaths

The story so far

Police began investigating a shooting in Nelson that left a man and a woman dead, after the alleged theft of a shotgun from an Annesbrook store around midday on Friday 4 September.^{4 Sep} Police set up cordons on Quarantine Road and Parkers Road and said there was no threat to public safety.^{4 Sep} A later report describes the woman's death on 4 September as a suspected murder-suicide at a property in Nelson.^{15 Sep}

Key moments

1. 4 SepPolice report two people dead in Nelson after an alleged shotgun theft.
2. 10 SepPolice name the two people found dead in the Nelson firearms incident.
3. 15 SepA relative starts a Givealittle fundraiser for the dead woman's children.

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