Gold Coast shooting cops in welfare check shoot a man after he allegedly lunged at them with a knife
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Cops in the middle of a welfare check shoot a man after he allegedly lunged at them with a knife – victim fights for life in hospital
- Man shot by police after lunging at them with a knife during welfare check
- Officers attended home in Coomera on Gold Coast on Sunday afternoon
- He advanced on enforcement before a cop shot the man aged in his 40s
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An armed man has been shot by police after he ‘advanced’ on officers conducting a welfare check at a home on the Gold Coast.
Members from Queensland Police were attending a home on Bellagio Crescent in Coomera at 3:20pm on Sunday afternoon undertaking a customary check on residents when they were confronted by a man.
The man, believed to be aged in his 40s allegedly lunged at officers with a blade, with an officer firing their gun.
An armed man has been shot by police after he ‘advanced’ on officers conducting a welfare check at a home on the Gold Coast
A spokesperson for QLD Police said the man ‘advanced’ on enforcement before he was shot.
He has been taken to Gold Coast University Hospital where he remains in a serious condition.
More to come.