The shootings took place at Masjid Al-Noor and the Linwood Islamic Centre during Friday afternoon prayers. 'I can't believe my eyes': witnessThe first and most deadly of the shootings occurred at the Masjid Al-Noor, a mosque in central Christchurch, at around 1:40 p.m. local time Friday. A view of the Al-Noor mosque on Deans Avenue in Christchurch, taken in 2014. "He had a big gun ... he came and started shooting everyone in the mosque, everywhere," said Al-Mahmoud. There were three in the hallway, at the door leading into the mosque, and people inside the mosque," he said.

Source: CBC News March 15, 2019 14:46 UTC