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Australian police shoot man dead after stabbings in Pilbara | Australian police shoot man dead after stabbings in Pilbara |
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Police in Western Australia have shot dead a man after a stabbing attack at a shopping centre in the Pilbara region. | Police in Western Australia have shot dead a man after a stabbing attack at a shopping centre in the Pilbara region. |
Several people were confirmed to have been injured in the attack at the South Hedland Square centre. | |
Two people are said to be in a serious condition. | |
Witnesses told local media they saw a man waving a knife at shoppers before hearing screaming and bangs. Police said there was no ongoing threat to public safety. | |
"The male who died is the person who was engaged by police, and he received a gunshot wound," said Western Australia Police. | |
"Police will investigate the circumstances surrounding how these people received the injuries." | "Police will investigate the circumstances surrounding how these people received the injuries." |
The attack happened around 10:00 local time on Friday (02:00 GMT). One woman told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation she fled after encountering the man outside the shopping centre's entrance. | |
"I saw this guy swinging a great big knife at this lady who had a toddler in the trolley," Shelley Farquhar said. | |
"Then he gave up on her and came in, because I was there, and was swinging at me." | |
South Hedland is a small town in the rural Pilbara region of Western Australia. Most people in the area work in mining and related industries. | |
The dead man, who has not been identified, was reported by several witnesses to have been wearing a high-vis jacket. | The dead man, who has not been identified, was reported by several witnesses to have been wearing a high-vis jacket. |