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Man dies after being shot by police in Sydney's west | Man dies after being shot by police in Sydney's west |
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A man has died after being shot by police during a confrontation at Quakers Hill police station in Sydney’s north-west. | A man has died after being shot by police during a confrontation at Quakers Hill police station in Sydney’s north-west. |
The man, carrying a large knife, entered the police station on Lalor Road and was shot by an officer just before 10.40am on Tuesday. He died at the scene. | |
NSW region commander assistant commissioner, Dennis Clifford, said police were still working to establish the identity of the man, who was in his 40s. | |
He said there was no indication that the incident was terrorism-related but the motivations for the confrontation were not yet known. | |
Only one shot was fired, and both police officers and members of the public witnessed the incident. Clifford said the officer who fired the shot was “very distressed”. | |
No police officers were injured. | No police officers were injured. |
A critical incident team from the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad will investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident, overseen by the Professional Standards Command as per protocol. | |
A brief is being prepared on behalf of the coroner. | A brief is being prepared on behalf of the coroner. |
Ambulance and a CareFlight helicopter are understood to have left the area, but parts of Lalor Road remained cordoned off on Tuesday afternoon. | |
Quakers Hill resident Donna Murphy posted to the community’s Facebook group while the incident was unfolding that there were “helicopters everywhere”. | Quakers Hill resident Donna Murphy posted to the community’s Facebook group while the incident was unfolding that there were “helicopters everywhere”. |
Bus routes 752 and T72 were diverted from Pearce Road and Lalor Road. | Bus routes 752 and T72 were diverted from Pearce Road and Lalor Road. |
Police urged anyone with information in relation to the incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or to use its online reporting page. | Police urged anyone with information in relation to the incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or to use its online reporting page. |