When the gunman set out from Dunedin to drive to Christchurch on the morning of 15 March, he had six firearms in his vehicle (two military style semi-automatic rifles, two shotguns, a lever action rifle, and a bolt action rifle) and numerous rounds of ammunition contained in various magazines. Shortly before 1.40pm on Friday 15 March 2019, a lone gunman launched an attack, unprecedented in New Zealand's history, targeting two mosques in Christchurch: Al Noor Mosque on Deans Avenue and The Linwood Islamic Centre on Linwood Avenue.
