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Brisbane gunman dies after being shot by police | |
(about 3 hours later) | |
A gunman has died after he was shot by police in a Brisbane siege. | |
Police were first called to a block of units in Inala about midday (AEST) on Monday and a man produced a gun, regional duty officer Inspector Richard Kroon said. | |
Police closed off the surrounding area while they tried to negotiate with the man who was sitting in a car outside the block of units in Brisbane’s south. | |
At about 3.45pm, police had further interactions with the man, shots were fired and he was subsequently pronounced dead, Insp Kroon said. | |
Earlier it was reported the man was shot after he stepped out of the car holding a handgun. | |
A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesperson said the 42-year-old man was in a critical condition after being shot. He later died. | |
Aerial news footage showed riot police gathering around a patient on a stretcher in a car park at the apartment complex. | Aerial news footage showed riot police gathering around a patient on a stretcher in a car park at the apartment complex. |
Armed specialist officers were at the scene and an emergency declaration stretching hundreds of metres was declared. | |
The emergency declaration covered the area bounded by Comorant, Clipper, Brolga, Parakeet, Partridge, Wirraway, Kittyhawk streets and Inala Avenue, and members of the public were warned to stay away. | The emergency declaration covered the area bounded by Comorant, Clipper, Brolga, Parakeet, Partridge, Wirraway, Kittyhawk streets and Inala Avenue, and members of the public were warned to stay away. |
No one was evacuated. | No one was evacuated. |
Police have said there was nothing to suggest the incident was terrorism related. | Police have said there was nothing to suggest the incident was terrorism related. |