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Man is shot in the stomach after a police officer was slashed with a knife at inner-city unit complex
- A man in his 30s has been shot in the stomach by police following an altercation
- Police were conducting a search warrant at a unit in Kangaroo Point, QLD
- One officer was slashed across the face with a knife before the man was shot
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A man has been shot in the stomach after a police officer was stabbed in the chin with a knife.
Police arrived at a unit complex on River Terrace in the inner-city Brisbane suburb of Kangaroo Point around 11:30am on Wednesday to conduct a search warrant.
An altercation unfolded between police and a resident, 38, after which an officer was allegedly stabbed in the chin with a 20cm serrated knife.
The man has been transported to Princess Alexandria Hospital in a critical condition.
The male senior constable in his 40s was transported to Mater Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A man has been shot in the stomach by police after an officer was slashed across the face with a knife (pictured, police outside the unit complex at Kangaroo Point where the altercation took place)
It’s understood a man from a different unit approached the officers from behind after they had entered a unit to serve the warrant.
Police tried to taser the man before he was shot in the abdomen by a junior female officer after he ignored directions to drop a weapon.
‘One shot was fired by a junior female uniform officer. The offender dropped to the ground and was disarmed immediately,’ Detective Superintendent Andrew Massingham said.
‘To have a second person from another unit confront us from behind is concerning.’
Seven officers were eventually involved in the incident after four uniformed officers were the first to arrive at the unit to serve a warrant.
Det Supt Massingham said police had attended the same unit previously ‘around concerns related to mental health’ and also for an alleged stabbing last year in a matter still before the courts.
A crime scene has been declared at the location and River Terrace is currently closed between Bell Street and Llewellyn Street, and is expected to remain closed for some time.
More to come