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Second Indigenous man shot by Australian police in less than a week Second Indigenous man shot by Australian police in less than a week
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Police have shot an Indigenous man after an alleged altercation in Broome, Western Australia, on Monday night.Police have shot an Indigenous man after an alleged altercation in Broome, Western Australia, on Monday night.
The shooting occurred about 8.45pm when police reportedly received word of an armed man in the coastal town.The shooting occurred about 8.45pm when police reportedly received word of an armed man in the coastal town.
In a statement, acting Superintendent Daniel Mulligan said a 66-year-old man from the remote Indigenous community of Balgo had been shot by a police officer after the alleged altercation “between a number of offenders, one of whom was armed with a knife”.In a statement, acting Superintendent Daniel Mulligan said a 66-year-old man from the remote Indigenous community of Balgo had been shot by a police officer after the alleged altercation “between a number of offenders, one of whom was armed with a knife”.
He had allegedly been travelling in a taxi with two women and had an argument with the driver.
In an updated statement on Tuesday, Neil Stanbury, the head of the WA police media unit, alleged the man “threatened police officers with a knife” before he was shot, once.
Stanbury claimed the man had earlier threatened the taxi driver with the knife and had stabbed the taxi’s tyres several times before police arrived.
Balgo is a community of about 460 people, 932km east of Broome on the edge of the Tanami desert, which straddles the border with the Northern Territory.Balgo is a community of about 460 people, 932km east of Broome on the edge of the Tanami desert, which straddles the border with the Northern Territory.
Mulligan said the man had been taken to Broome hospital and his injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.Mulligan said the man had been taken to Broome hospital and his injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.
He was reportedly shot in the stomach. The ABC reported that he would be flown to Perth for surgery.He was reportedly shot in the stomach. The ABC reported that he would be flown to Perth for surgery.
Police guard the scene of a police shooting in Broome. Man, 66, from Balgo community shot in stomach #abcnewsPerth #perthnews #wanews #wapol pic.twitter.com/OKK3CPfVMAPolice guard the scene of a police shooting in Broome. Man, 66, from Balgo community shot in stomach #abcnewsPerth #perthnews #wanews #wapol pic.twitter.com/OKK3CPfVMA
Mulligan said police would conduct an internal investigation into the circumstances of the shooting, which is the second of an Indigenous man by police in Australia in less than a week.Mulligan said police would conduct an internal investigation into the circumstances of the shooting, which is the second of an Indigenous man by police in Australia in less than a week.
On Wednesday police in the central New South Wales town of Cowra shot 32-year-old Dennis John “DJ” Doolan in the lower back or buttocks after a “confrontation” on a suburban street shortly after midday.On Wednesday police in the central New South Wales town of Cowra shot 32-year-old Dennis John “DJ” Doolan in the lower back or buttocks after a “confrontation” on a suburban street shortly after midday.
Doolan remains in a serious condition at Orange base hospital where doctors will try to wake him from an induced coma on Tuesday, NITV reported.Doolan remains in a serious condition at Orange base hospital where doctors will try to wake him from an induced coma on Tuesday, NITV reported.
That shooting is also subject to an internal police investigation.That shooting is also subject to an internal police investigation.
Stanbury said police in WA were trained on “decision-making around when to use force options” and that “police shootings in Western Australia are rare.”
In April, a police officer in the mining town of Port Hedland allegedly pointed his gun at the head of a 14-year-old Indigenous boy, prompting internal inquiry.