Overview
- Police say officers who attended a reported domestic violence incident in Narangba encountered a man who approached them armed, made threats and was shot by police, dying at the scene after officers gave first aid and CPR.
- Paramedics transported three people suffering shock to hospital and Queensland Police stated no one else was injured and there is no ongoing risk to the community.
- Queensland Police’s Ethical Standards Command will carry out an internal investigation and the Crime and Corruption Commission will provide independent oversight, with Acting Chief Superintendent Kerry Johnson scheduled to brief the public.
- The Narangba death is the fifth person shot by Queensland police this year, joining earlier fatal and non-fatal incidents that have increased public scrutiny of police use of lethal force.
- Neighbours reported loud banging and noises during the event, standard emergency procedures were used at the scene, and the case could sharpen calls for changes to training, accountability or domestic violence response protocols.