Overview
- Queensland Police say an 18-year-old fell from a sixth-floor balcony in Spring Hill while trying to escape officers and died at the scene.
- Officers had gone to a unit on Wickham Terrace after receiving information that a person wanted by police was inside.
- The State Coroner has been notified and the Ethical Standards Command has opened an investigation under oversight from the Crime and Corruption Commission.
- Police have not released further operational details or the teen's identity beyond his age and suburb of Annerley.
- Last month, a separate welfare check in Brisbane’s north left a 19-year-old critically injured by police gunfire, and investigators are examining Taser use and the actions of a first-year constable.