Inquiry into New Zealand’s worst mass shooting will examine response times of police and medics

By NICK PERRY
Associated Press

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — An inquiry into New Zealand’s worst mass shooting will examine — among other issues — the response times of police and medics and whether any of the 51 people who were killed could have been saved. The coroner-led inquiry opened Tuesday, more than four years after a white supremacist opened fire at two Christchurch mosques during Friday prayers. The inquiry represents the first time authorities will outline how they responded to the March 2019 shooting. Dozens of survivors and family members attended court on Tuesday, and many wept as they watched a video tribute to those who died.