The razzia's against white men have begun.
A former, 54-yo Russian soldier living in New Zealand has died of suspected suicide after a three-hour police stand-off in Christchurch. Police shot the man's car through the back and through the side but, apparently, the man died of a self-inflicted knife wound shortly after trying to call his 16-yo son.
No firearms were found in the vehicle. The victim of police brutality was white and male, and therefore suspect.
The family of the man killed in Christchurch following a stand-off with police overnight are seeking answers. A search warrant was executed at a St Martins property late yesterday with police discovering a number of firearms and airguns.
Newshub reports the property was owned by Troy Dubovskiy who fled police before being located and stopped in the Richmond Park area around 12.30am. Dubovskiy's father approached police earlier today seeking answers as to what led to his death, telling Newshub he wasn't a terrorist or white supremacist.
"This is rubbish, this is all rubbish about terrorist. He never was terrorist … he was good man," Vlad Dubovskiy said. "He did not attack police and why he is dead now I don't know, we don't have an explanation."
A former Russian soldier who feared going back to prison tried to call his son before dying of a suspected suicide following a three-hour standoff with police. The family of 54-year-old Troy Dubovskiy told Stuff he was sought by police after his property in the Christchurch suburb of St Martins was searched on Tuesday.
Dubovskiy's 16-year-old son, who Stuff has decided not to name, said police searched the homes of his father, mother and grandparents after someone reported a photo the teen made his profile picture on Facebook five days ago.
The photo, which he first posted to Facebook several years ago, shows the teen holding a replica rifle and wearing a Russian helmet. The teen used the equipment along with his father while playing Airsoft, a team sport where people shoot each other with pellets using replica guns.
"I just thought I'd change up my profile picture and I found that photo and saved and uploaded it. I didn't think much of it," the teen said. He was about to go the gym with his friends on Tuesday when a friend messaged him to say there was a large police presence near his father's home.
On arrival he saw a large number of armed police blocking off the road and a bridge. His father was still out working at the time, he said. After establishing his identity, police told the 16-year-old he was going to be arrested for possession of ammunition and a firearm in his room.
He said the firearm in his room was an 8 millimetre blank pistol. The other gun, found in his father's room was an illegal, modified SKS semi-automatic, he said. Also in the house was his father's large collection of World War II German memorabilia, including uniforms, pouches and helmets.
He said his father, who had previously spent time in prison for assault, was worried about going back to prison for possessing the illegal firearm. Hinds said Dubovskiy, who was a member of the Russian special forces, fighting in Afghanistan and Chechnya, told him he felt "naked" without a gun.
"He needed something to give him that security," he said. Dubovskiy's son said his father was "fascinated" by World War II and the German military but was not a white supremacist.
The man's vehicle was examined by the NZDF Explosive Ordnance Squad as a precaution and has been deemed safe. There were no firearms in the vehicle.