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SYDNEY, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Police in the Australian state of Queensland shot a knife-wielding man who allegedly threatened officers on Monday.
The Queensland Police Service (QPS) said the man in his 40s was shot at a business in the southern Brisbane suburb of Rochedale in the early hours of Monday morning.
Officers were deployed to the warehouse at about 5:50 a.m. local time following reports of a disturbance, the QPS said, and upon arrival located a man armed with a knife who advanced towards police whilst making threats.
"Responding police deployed a taser, however, it was ineffective and as the man continued to advance on police, they discharged one shot which struck the man," a police statement said.
The officers immediately rendered medical assistance before the man was transported to a nearby hospital in a serious but stable condition.
No police officers or members of the public were injured.
QPS Acting Chief Superintendent Shane Holmes told reporters that initial investigations had not established any link between the man and the business or why he was there.
He said that police were called after the man started behaving in a threatening manner towards workers while armed with a knife.
Holmes said the two officers involved were being given support.
The police service's internal Ethical Standards Command has commenced an investigation into the incident, with oversight by the Crime and Corruption Commission. Enditem
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