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| NSW police shoot man dead after he allegedly threatened officers with an axe | NSW police shoot man dead after he allegedly threatened officers with an axe |
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| New South Wales police officers have shot dead a man they say was wielding an axe and threatening them during a house fire north of Sydney. | New South Wales police officers have shot dead a man they say was wielding an axe and threatening them during a house fire north of Sydney. |
| The officers had forced their way through the front door of a home at The Entrance Road in Erina about 10.20pm after noticing flames coming from the side of the house. | The officers had forced their way through the front door of a home at The Entrance Road in Erina about 10.20pm after noticing flames coming from the side of the house. |
| The man allegedly threatened the officers with an axe before he was shot, a police statement on Saturday said. | The man allegedly threatened the officers with an axe before he was shot, a police statement on Saturday said. |
| The wounded man died a short time later despite paramedics’ treatment. | The wounded man died a short time later despite paramedics’ treatment. |
| Police were called to the address near Terrigal Road after reports of a dispute between neighbours. | Police were called to the address near Terrigal Road after reports of a dispute between neighbours. |
| Landscaper Gavin Reeves said he heard the gunshots but did not realise the seriousness until he read the news on Saturday morning. | |
| “I was watching TV and just heard two or three quick pops,” he said. “I didn’t think very much of it. I’d never heard a gunshot before.” | |
| One woman who said she lived a few doors from the Erina home thanked police for their “time and care to the situation”. | |
| “It was horrible for everyone,” she posted to Facebook. | |
| A critical incident team within the homicide squad will investigate the death. | A critical incident team within the homicide squad will investigate the death. |
| Their investigation will also be subject to independent review. | Their investigation will also be subject to independent review. |
| The NSW coroner will determine the man’s cause of death and examine the circumstances leading up to it at a later date. | The NSW coroner will determine the man’s cause of death and examine the circumstances leading up to it at a later date. |
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