The teenager had wounded a member of the general public, stated police (representational)
Sydney:
Western Australian police shot and killed a “radicalised” 16-year-old boy with a knife who had wounded a member of the general public in Perth, police and the state premier stated Sunday.
The teenager “rushed” at police after wounding somebody and was fatally shot by an officer, Premier Roger Cook advised a information convention.
“There are indications he had been radicalised online. But I want to reassure the community at this stage it appears he acted solely and alone.”
Police had obtained a name late on Saturday from a male warning that he was going to commit “acts of violence” however with out giving his title or location, the state’s police commissioner, Col Blanch, advised reporters.
Within minutes one other emergency name alerted police {that a} “male with a knife was running around the car park” in Willetton, a southern suburb of Perth, he stated.
Police physique digital camera photos confirmed {the teenager} refused officers’ calls for that he put down the knife, the police chief stated.
Officers fired two Tasers at him however “both of them did not have the full desired effect,” he stated.
“The male continued to advance on the third officer with a firearm who fired a single shot and fatally wounded the male.”
The teenager died in hospital later within the evening, he stated.
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