Man armed with a knife is shot dead by police after he lashed out at an officer over a domestic violence incident while visiting a property
- The 29-year-old man was shot on Sunday in southwest Sydney
- He was taken to hospital with critical injuries, but died
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A man has died after being shot in the chest by police on a suburban street in southwest Sydney.
Police were reportedly called to a domestic violence incident in William Street, Yagoona just after 9am on Sunday to report that a man threatened another person with a knife.
Officers tried to use a taser to subdue the 29-year-old man, but he managed to attack one of the officers.
The other officer then shot the man in the chest.
Police are photographed at Liverpool Hospital in southwest Sydney on Sunday morning
The man was taken to hospital in critical condition with injuries to his chest
The man was taken to Liverpool Hospital in critical condition but later died.
A critical incidents team, made up of officers from the State Crime Command’s homicide division, will now investigate the circumstances of the incident, including the firing of a police firearm.
That investigation will be subject to an independent review.
A report is being prepared for the coroner.
The incident comes just days after a man was shot dead at Auburn police station after lunging at officers with a knife.
The Indian national had stabbed a cleaner at the nearby Auburn train station just before Tuesday around noon.
The officers tried to save the life of the 32-year-old man, but he was later pronounced dead by paramedics.
Detectives from the anti-terror unit are investigating the stabbing.
The man later died and the incident is now under investigation
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