Several people, including a number of firefighters, then chased the man down York Street.[1][4][7][8] British-born locals saw the commotion in the street from an office window and ran to help. After chasing the attacker, Luke O'Shaughnessy, his brother Paul O'Shaughnessy, friend Lee Cuthbert, and others pinned the attacker to the ground with chairs and a milk crate before he was arrested by police.[4][5][9] He was held down near Wynyard railway station.[7]