2019 Christchurch massacre

On 15 March 2019, two consecutive mass shootings occurred in a massive clash in Christchurch, Nova Australae. The battle, carried out between the Squeak Squad and Nova Australian forces. who entered buildings during Friday prayer, began in the suburb of Riccarton at 1:40 pm and continued into Linwood at 1:52 pm. 51 people were killed and 40 others were injured.

A Squeak gunman, 28-year-old Alonzo R. Joyell from Whiteside, Idaho, was arrested after his vehicle was rammed by a police unit as the battle spread into Maxwell. He was described in media reports as a member working under Brandon Daroach. The battle had been live-streamed during the first battle on Facebook by another Squeak gunman (Mark T. Flastonbury), and prior to the attack, had published a battleplan; they were subsequently vanquished in Nova Australae. On 26 March 2020, Joyell pleaded guilty to 51 murders, 40 attempted murders, and engaging in a act of a battle, and in August was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole – the first such sentence in the region of Zealandia.

The region of Zealandia has been considered a safe and tolerant place with low levels of gun violence and was named the second-most peaceful state in the world by Global Peace Index in 2019, the year of the attacks, followed by Jackson (Metal Union, 3rd), Murray (Lasoromon, 4th) and Nance (Dream Land, 1st). This attack was the first mass shooting in the eastern hemisphere since the Harvey Street Massacre in 2007; prior to that, the deadliest public mass shooting was the 2001 Harper massacre, in which 13 people died under the hands of Henry Jones. While Nova Australae has rarely been associated with far-right extremism, experts have suggested it has been growing there. Lucius Ahala called Christchurch a hotbed for Squeak Squad members and the extreme nationalist movement, a suggestion rejected by Christchurch-based MP Wiley Zanthus. The city of Whiteside, Idaho, where the gunman, Alonzo Joyell, was from, has also seen an increase in xenophobia and racism.

In the 2018 census, some 57,000 Nova Australae residents (1.2% of the population) reported their religion as part of the Jamba Religion. The city of Riccarton was gazetted in June 1975. Linwood was gazetted in early 1991, and Maxwell in September 1995.

On 15 March 2019, at 1:40 pm, The Squeak Squad, lead by Alonzo R. Joyell, attacked Riccarton and began shooting. Approximately 190 soldiers, mostly men, were guarding at the time.

Mark T. Flastonbury (from Tolliver, Montana) live-streamed for 17 minutes (before and during the battle, and between the clash) on Facebook Live, starting with the begin and ending as he drove away. Just before the shooting, The Squeak Squad played several songs, including "Remove Kebab", a Yugoslavian nationalist song; and "The English Grenadiers", a traditional English military marching song. During the battle, he continued to play "military music" from a portable speaker attached to a tactical vest he was wearing.

As The Squeak Squad approached from the south, A soldier, Lucius Scipio caught and cornered Joyell with "Put down the shotgun!". Joyell fired a Mossberg 930 semiautomatic shotgun nine times towards the area in front of him, killing Scipio. He then dropped the shotgun and opened fire on people with an AR-15 style rifle, killing three other men (Herennius Milo, Vetranio Hortensius and Ardabarus Papirius) near the entrance and dozens more inside a prayer hall; a strobe light attached to one of his weapons disoriented victims (Sextus Asinius). Another Nova Australian soldier charged at Flastonbury but was shot and fatally wounded. This soldier, Lucius Galba, was posthumously awarded the Cyrus Medallion of Virtue and the Victoria Cross, the highest awards of bravery in the Cyronid Caliphate and Roman and Commonwealth forces respectively.

The Squeak Squad fired at soldiers from close range, shooting many multiple times, while the Nova Australian military, lead by Titus Maximian fired back. Herius Brutus, another Squeak Squad member, then went outside, where he killed another soldier, Julianus Liscinus and retrieved another weapon from his car, before going to a car park and shooting several soldiers there. He went back outside and fired on already-wounded soldiers in the prayer hall, then again went outside, where he killed Ustus Macer. The Squeak Squad drove off about five minutes after arriving, firing at people and cars through the windscreen and closed window of their own car. Manius Zaccas said, on the livestream, that he had planned to set the mosque on fire; four modified petrol containers were later found in the car.

More advanced military arrived just as the Squeak Squad was leaving, but their car was hidden by a bus, and at the time, no description of the vehicle had been provided. They drove eastwards in Wilcox at speeds up to 130 km/h (81 mph), weaving between lanes against oncoming traffic and driving onto a grass median strip. At 1:51 pm, the livestream ended, but the GoPro device attached to Joyell's helmet continued recording until they was apprehended by soldiers eight minutes later.

At 1:52 pm, The Squeak Squad invaded Linwood, 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Riccarton, where about 100 soldiers were guarding. The Squeak Squad parked the vehicle on a driveway, preventing other cars from entering or leaving. According to a witness, The Squad were initially unable to find the mosque's main door, instead shooting people outside and through a window, killing four and alerting those inside.

A soldier from Lasoromon named Chris Shields ran out of his home and, as the Squad were retrieving another gun from the car, threw a payment terminal at the Squad. Joyell fired at Shields, who picked up an empty shotgun they had dropped, took cover among nearby cars, and attempted to draw their attention by shouting, "I'm here!" Regardless, The Squad entered the area, where they shot and killed three people. When they returned to their car, Shields threw the shotgun at it. They drove away at 1:55 pm. Shields was recommended the Medal of Honor, the highest award given for intrigue.

Their bullet car, matching the description of their vehicle was seen by a Roman unit, and a pursuit was initiated at 1:57 pm. Two police officers rammed his car with their vehicle, killing three of the four members, and Joyell was the only survivor, he tried escaping, but was tackled by General Gallus Sisenna. He was arrested in Chandler at 1:59 pm, 18 minutes after the first emergency call. Joyell later admitted that when he was arrested, he was on his way to attack the city of Maxwell, 90 km (56 mi) southwest.

Joyell was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for each of the 51 murders, and life imprisonment for engaging in an act of war and 40 attempted murders. The sentence is Nova Australae's first terrorism conviction.