A man in his 30s was fatally shot by police after allegedly pointing a firearm at officers in Taree, NSW. The incident began with reports of the man firing shots in the air in Wingham.
A man has been shot dead by police and a critical incident has been declared on the NSW mid-north coast. Police responded to multiple reports of a man firing shots into the air at an address on Rouse St in Wingham about 12.25pm on Thursday. A search of the area could not find the man, believed to be aged in his 30s. However, he was later found at a carpark of the Manning Base Hospital in Taree about 30 minutes later.
“During the engagement, the man allegedly pointed a firearm at the attending officers, and he was shot by police,” police said. “Officers immediately rendered assistance to the man prior to the arrival of NSW Ambulance paramedics. “(The man) was taken into the Manning Base Hospital where he died a short time later.” No one else was reported injured in the incident. “A critical incident investigation team from the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad will now investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident,” police said. “The investigation is also subject to an independent review.
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