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| Queensland police shoot teenager who allegedly threatened them with knives | Queensland police shoot teenager who allegedly threatened them with knives |
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| Queensland police have shot a teenage boy in the abdomen after he allegedly threatened two officers with knives. | Queensland police have shot a teenage boy in the abdomen after he allegedly threatened two officers with knives. |
| The boy, 16, was struck in the abdomen by at least one bullet early on Sunday when two officers fired guns in Brisbane’s southwest, police said. | The boy, 16, was struck in the abdomen by at least one bullet early on Sunday when two officers fired guns in Brisbane’s southwest, police said. |
| The president of the Queensland Police Union, Ian Leavers, said the officers rushed to help the boy but he resisted, injuring one of them. | The president of the Queensland Police Union, Ian Leavers, said the officers rushed to help the boy but he resisted, injuring one of them. |
| The boy was taken to hospital with a non-life-threatening injury while the female officer was treated for a suspected broken arm. | The boy was taken to hospital with a non-life-threatening injury while the female officer was treated for a suspected broken arm. |
| Detective Superintendent Tony Fleming said the two police officers involved in the incident had gone to investigate reports of a disturbance at Forest Lake when they came across the allegedly armed teenager in a street. | Detective Superintendent Tony Fleming said the two police officers involved in the incident had gone to investigate reports of a disturbance at Forest Lake when they came across the allegedly armed teenager in a street. |
| “Unfortunately during the engagement with that young man, it was necessary, that the officers – fearing for their safety – felt it necessary to discharge their weapons,” he told reporters on Sunday. | “Unfortunately during the engagement with that young man, it was necessary, that the officers – fearing for their safety – felt it necessary to discharge their weapons,” he told reporters on Sunday. |
| Both officers fired a shot, and at least one bullet struck the boy in the lower abdomen, the detective said. | Both officers fired a shot, and at least one bullet struck the boy in the lower abdomen, the detective said. |
| “This is a tragedy for the young man and his family,” he said. | “This is a tragedy for the young man and his family,” he said. |
| He said police had the equipment to deal with dangerous situations but none of them ever wanted to have to discharge their firearm at work. | He said police had the equipment to deal with dangerous situations but none of them ever wanted to have to discharge their firearm at work. |
| The ethical standards command is investigating the incident. | The ethical standards command is investigating the incident. |
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