Two people shot by police in Australia’s Queensland, investigation underway
Sydney, July 26 (IANS/GURPUNEET SIDHU) Two people have been shot by police in Australia’s Queensland state, with authorities launching an investigation into the circumstances.
According to a statement released by the Queensland Police Service (QPS) on Sunday, officers were called to Benjamina Street in Mount Sheridan, a suburb of Cairns, at about 5:10 pm local time on Saturday following reports of an attempted armed robbery involving a man who fled the scene on foot, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Police said officers located the 28-year-old man at a roundabout upon arrival, and as officers attempted to engage with him, he was shot on Foster Road.
During the altercation, a civilian woman also sustained a gunshot wound, police said.
Officers immediately provided first aid to both the man and woman before both were transported to Cairns Base Hospital for treatment.
No police officers were injured in the incident, according to the QPS statement.
A crime scene has been established, and police said there is no ongoing risk to public safety.
The QPS said its Ethical Standards Command is investigating the incident, with oversight from the Crime and Corruption Commission.
Earlier on January 22, three people died following a shooting west of Sydney in Australia’s eastern state of New South Wales (NSW).
The NSW Police Force said in a statement that emergency services were called to reports of a shooting in the small town of Lake Cargelligo, 450 km west of Sydney.
Police confirmed that three people, two women and a man, had died.
A second man has been taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition.
A crime scene was established, and police have urged members of the public to avoid the area and local residents to stay indoors.
On January 18, police in Australia’s NSW said that a man had been seriously injured after he was shot during a public place shooting in Sydney’s west overnight.
Police said that emergency services were called to a home in Lalor Park, a suburb of Sydney, following reports of a public place shooting.
Officers were told unknown people had fired multiple gunshots into a home, hitting one resident before leaving the scene in a vehicle.
The resident, a 46-year-old man, was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics for a gunshot injury before being taken to the hospital in a stable condition.
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