Suspected Christchurch gunman Brenton Tarrant appears in court charged with murder

A smirking Tarrant, who was not on any government watchlists prior to the attack, appeared in a Christchurch court today charged with murder. Authorities said more charges are expected to be announced. Handcuffed and barefoot, Tarrant did not speak during the hearing, but he grinned when media photographed him in the dock, flanked by two police officers. Former personal trainer Tarrant, who is believed to have lived in New Zealand’s South Island for the last three years, flashed a white power symbol with