Man is shot dead by police in Manning Base Hospital carpark in Taree after pulling a gun on an officer
An allegedly armed man pointed a gun at police before being shot dead outside a regional hospital.
The confrontation happened at about 12.55pm on Thursday in the car park of Manning Base Hospital in Taree on the NSW north coast.
“The man allegedly pointed a firearm at the officers present, after which he was shot by the police,” a police statement said.
Police provided first aid until the ambulance arrived.
The man in his thirties was taken and then rushed to hospital, where he died a short time later.
No police officers or other members of the public were physically injured.
“There were a lot of people around,” a witness told Nine News.
Shortly before the incident, police were called to Rouse St in nearby Wingham after reports a man had fired shots into the air.
A man has been shot dead in the car park of Manning Base Hospital (pictured) in Taree
No officers or other members of the public were physically injured. In the photo the police are on the scene
These calls came five minutes after police were called to nearby Summerville St to conduct a welfare check.
Wingham is located 8.5 km west of Taree.
Officers from Manning-Great Lakes attended the scene in Rouse St and conducted a search of the area before finding the man 8 miles away in the hospital car park half an hour later.
A critical incident team from the State Crime Command’s homicide unit will now investigate what happened.
The investigation will also be subject to an independent review.