A man remains in a stable condition in Royal Perth Hospital after being shot by an officer on Sunday and an investigation into the incident is underway.
Premier Mark McGowan has defended police resourcing in regional WA saying an officer responding alone to a triple-zero call which left man shot was an "exceptional circumstance".Premier Mark McGowan says "exceptional circumstances" led to officer responding alone to call that led to shootingSenior officers will meet with community leaders
"A police officer called in sick on the day in question … [it was an] exceptional circumstance, and so a police officer went out on their own," he said. "We're obviously in a very difficult environment for recruiting across the board, but we're getting more police through the academy… and putting more police out there into police stations and regional communities around the state."Acting Superintendent for the Great Southern region Glenn Spencer also defended the actions taken by the officer.
"The biggest fear is that someone tries to distil this down to just being police shooting another Aboriginal man, and it's far more complicated than that."
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