Christchurch Mosque Shooter Who Killed 50 Likely Acted Alone

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People stand near tributes across the road from the Dean Avenue mosque in Christchurch on March 17Photographer: Marty Melville/AFP via Getty Images

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By Tracy Withers

March 17, 2019 at 1:32 AM UTC

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March 17, 2019 at 5:32 AM UTC

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New Zealand’s worst mass shooting in modern history appears to be the act of a lone gunman who attacked worshippers at two mosques out of racial hatred.

The death toll from Friday’s massacre in the South Island city of Christchurch has risen to 50 after another victim was located at one of the crime scenes, police said on Sunday. One person has been charged with murder while three other people apprehended with firearms are not believed to be involved, they said.