Two police officers in Newcastle, Australia were left shaken after shooting a man in his 40s who allegedly charged at them with an ornamental bladed shovel. The officers responded to a domestic violence call and claim a Taser was deployed unsuccessfully before resorting to gunfire. The man sustained serious injuries and remains in hospital.
Police officers who shot a man who allegedly tried to attack them with a sharpened tool have been left "shaken" following the incident yesterday.
The man, aged in his 40s, was been shot by police after he allegedly ran towards officers with an "ornamental bladed shovel" in the NSW city of Newcastle.Police claim a Taser was deployed as the man ran towards them but this was unsuccessful. Assistant Commissioner David Waddell said the officers were attacked "unexpectedly" while attending the domestic violence call out."Can I say that both those officers are shaken up, and that's the issue, these things do occur in second, they are very lucky that they are not seriously injured," Waddell said.
"They are very shaken up and it will have an effect on them, as it will on the male and family."He was taken to John Hunter Hospital in a serious condition. The man, who was wounded in the stomach, was immediately assisted by police as paramedics travelled to the scene.He remains in John Hunter Hospital in a serious condition.: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone.
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