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| Man shot dead after policeman stabbed in Sydney | Man shot dead after policeman stabbed in Sydney |
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| Policeman taken to hospital with multiple stab wounds after attempted arrest led to confrontation in Maroubra | Policeman taken to hospital with multiple stab wounds after attempted arrest led to confrontation in Maroubra |
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| Fri 26 Jan 2018 05.11 GMT | Fri 26 Jan 2018 05.11 GMT |
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| A man has been shot dead by police after he allegedly stabbed an officer in Sydney on Friday. | A man has been shot dead by police after he allegedly stabbed an officer in Sydney on Friday. |
| Police confirmed on Friday that a man had been shot dead at the Junction Hotel in Maroubra in Sydney’s south after stabbing an officer. A critical incident investigation has been launched. | Police confirmed on Friday that a man had been shot dead at the Junction Hotel in Maroubra in Sydney’s south after stabbing an officer. A critical incident investigation has been launched. |
| In a statement on Friday afternoon NSW police said they attended the hotel just after 3pm “as a part of an ongoing investigation”. | In a statement on Friday afternoon NSW police said they attended the hotel just after 3pm “as a part of an ongoing investigation”. |
| “An officer attached to a specialist command sustained stab wounds and has been taken to hospital after a confrontation,” the statement said. | “An officer attached to a specialist command sustained stab wounds and has been taken to hospital after a confrontation,” the statement said. |
| “A man died at the scene after a firearm was discharged. | “A man died at the scene after a firearm was discharged. |
| “A critical incident team from the Homicide Squad will now investigate all circumstances surrounding the incident, including the discharging of the firearm. | “A critical incident team from the Homicide Squad will now investigate all circumstances surrounding the incident, including the discharging of the firearm. |
| “That investigation will be subject to independent review. | “That investigation will be subject to independent review. |
| “All information will be provided to the coroner who will determine the cause of death and make any findings about the events leading to the man’s death.” | “All information will be provided to the coroner who will determine the cause of death and make any findings about the events leading to the man’s death.” |
| 7 News at 6pm: Maroubra in lockdown. A policeman stabbed and a man shot dead. The arrest that ended with an officer under attack then gunfire. Pictures of the huge police response and the race to save lives. #7News pic.twitter.com/qCwMxm3yi1 | 7 News at 6pm: Maroubra in lockdown. A policeman stabbed and a man shot dead. The arrest that ended with an officer under attack then gunfire. Pictures of the huge police response and the race to save lives. #7News pic.twitter.com/qCwMxm3yi1 |
| Multiple police crews responded to the initial reports from the south-eastern Sydney suburb. | Multiple police crews responded to the initial reports from the south-eastern Sydney suburb. |
| New South Wales ambulance representatives confirmed that at least one person with multiple stab wounds had been taken to Sydney’s St Vincent Hospital in a serious condition. | New South Wales ambulance representatives confirmed that at least one person with multiple stab wounds had been taken to Sydney’s St Vincent Hospital in a serious condition. |
| The victim was a 50-year-old police officer who was stabbed twice in the torso. | The victim was a 50-year-old police officer who was stabbed twice in the torso. |
| Pedro Casemiro was walking to the gym across the road from the hotel when he heard police cars rush past with sirens blaring. | Pedro Casemiro was walking to the gym across the road from the hotel when he heard police cars rush past with sirens blaring. |
| He said he walked onto Maroubra Road in time to see scores of police officers running into the pub. | He said he walked onto Maroubra Road in time to see scores of police officers running into the pub. |
| “Ten seconds later a lot of policemen started running around the hotel,” he said. “The guys at the hotel said someone is shot, someone is dead.” | “Ten seconds later a lot of policemen started running around the hotel,” he said. “The guys at the hotel said someone is shot, someone is dead.” |
| A nearby business owner said one of his customers heard the gunshots. | A nearby business owner said one of his customers heard the gunshots. |
| “One of my customers said someone was shot dead,” he said. | “One of my customers said someone was shot dead,” he said. |
| Businesses were closed in the immediate area, with parts of Maroubra Road taped off, while dozens of officers remained in place outside the pub. | Businesses were closed in the immediate area, with parts of Maroubra Road taped off, while dozens of officers remained in place outside the pub. |
| “I was just working ... all of a sudden I hear about four or five gunshots next door,” a witness told radio 2GB. | “I was just working ... all of a sudden I hear about four or five gunshots next door,” a witness told radio 2GB. |
| “I look up, I go outside, there’s all these sirens there and I see a guy come out in handcuffs and another guy in a stretcher.” | “I look up, I go outside, there’s all these sirens there and I see a guy come out in handcuffs and another guy in a stretcher.” |
| Hamid Farajollahi who lives nearby to the hotel said he heard what sounded like gunshots just after 3pm. | Hamid Farajollahi who lives nearby to the hotel said he heard what sounded like gunshots just after 3pm. |
| “About 10 or 15 minutes later I was walking past the hotel and there were maybe seven or eight police cars directing people to move away. When I asked the locals what happened they said there’d been a stabbing,” he said. | “About 10 or 15 minutes later I was walking past the hotel and there were maybe seven or eight police cars directing people to move away. When I asked the locals what happened they said there’d been a stabbing,” he said. |
| Large police presence at maroubra junction over a brawl in Maroubra junction hotel. #australiaday pic.twitter.com/CrZkSYgdWf | Large police presence at maroubra junction over a brawl in Maroubra junction hotel. #australiaday pic.twitter.com/CrZkSYgdWf |
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