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A homicide investigation is under way at an Auckland restaurant following a man’s death in the early hours of this morning.��

Detective Senior Sergeant Ash Matthews said a man was found unresponsive after an assault in Mt Roskill.��

Police were called to a commercial address on Richardson Rd at around 12.54 am. Although he received medical assistance, the man died at the scene.��

At 10am, police and investigators in hazmat suits remained inside Richardson’s Restaurant, investigating the death.��

Police tape cordons off Richardson's Restaurant in Mt Roskill following a homicide in the early hours of this morning. Photo / Carson Bluck��

A scene guard is in place as an examination is being conducted and police are working to establish what has occurred and who is responsible.��

This morning two police officers were standing guard outside Richardson’s Restaurant.��

A police emergency cordon was strung across the front of the restaurant as police investigated inside the business. An ambulance can be seen parked inside the cordon.��

The bar is listed online at closing at 2am on Thursday.��

The scene of the homicide is near a block of shops and alongside homes in suburban Mt Roskill.��

A police officer stands guard outside Richardson's Restaurant after a man's death overnight. Photo / Carson Bluck��

A man working in the area said he didn’t know what had happened but it wasn’t a surprise to see police in this area.��

“I came 7 o’clock this morning, I saw police and all the cordoned and I was worried something happened,” said a local business owner.��

Another business owner who has been working in the area for almost 30 years said the bar was once very busy and the car park was always packed.��

Within the last seven to eight years things had “really quietened down” at the restaurant so he was surprised to hear about the homicide.��

“People used to hide in the bush and rob people there,” he said.��

A local was shocked to hear the news and said these days it was mostly older people who played pokies who went to the bar.��

A nearby neighbour said she didn’t hear the incident but said there was an armed robbery at the restaurant a few years ago.��

”I’m so scared when someone knocks on the door.��

”I’ve been living here for 15 years - I’m super scared now.”��

Police urged anyone with information to contact them on 105 or anonymously on 0800 555 111 via Crime Stoppers.��