Christchurch town in lockdown as residents wake to the sound of explosions and armed police swarm a quiet street before dragging a man from a 4WD Poulton Avenue in the city's north-east, was in lockdown on Wednesday morning Residents said they heard explosions and gun shots before police arrived Police officers reportedly pulled a man out of a silver Mitsubishi Pajero SUV Incident comes less than two weeks after horrific terrorist attack in the city By Ben Hill For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:27 GMT, 26 March 2019 | Updated: 22:27 GMT, 26 March 2019 Viewcomments Residents living on a quiet street in Christchurch have been woken to the sound of explosions and armed police swarming the area - less than two weeks after a horrific terrorist attack shattered the city. Poulton Avenue in Richmond, in the city's north-east, was in lockdown for four hours on Wednesday morning as police have told residents to stay inside their homes. Police officers pulled a man out of a silver Mitsubishi Pajero SUV on the street and the vehicle's driver's-side window, rear driver's side window and rear window had been smashed, the New Zealand Herald reported. Poulton Avenue in Richmond, in the city's north-east, was in lockdown for four hours on Wednesday morning as police have told residents to stay inside their homes (stock image) Poulton Avenue resident Joanna Qereqeretabua said she woke up at 3.30am and heard someone shouting 'get out of the car' and 'police, police'. She said there were armed police and dogs on the street, and a robot approached the vehicle about 4am and shattered the windows. 'It was very scary after what happened here,' she said, referring to the massacre of 50 people inside two mosques in Christchurch on March 15. Ms Qereqeretabua said she heard loud noises early on Wednesday morning but she did not think they were gun shots. She said she could hear a man begging for help. Jeffrey Chisholm, who also lives on Poulton Avenue, said he heard two shots being fired - one at 3.30am, and the other about 4.45am. 'They were quite loud, I am not sure where they were though as I was in bed,' he said. Mr Chisholm said he could hear a helicopter outside, and ventured out before being told by members of the armed offenders squad to stay inside his house. Police officers pulled a man out of a silver Mitsubishi Pajero SUV on the street (pictured) and the vehicle's driver's-side window, rear driver's side window and rear window had been smashed He said police called him about 4.30am and told him to stay inside. Another neighbour said Christchurch residents were on high alert after the shootings earlier this month. 'You don't expect anything like this, especially after what happened the other day,' he said. In February, a 33-year-old man crouched behind a car and shot at police in Richmond before he was shot twice. Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility