QLD Police Commissioner defends police after officer shooting of 29-year-old man
Queensland's Police Commissioner has defended her organisation after a man was shot dead by officers last night in Brisbane's north. It's the 11th police shooting in the state in the last 12 months, with Katarina Carroll admitting the statistics are concerning.
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00:00 A Burpingary East home still swarming with officers the day after Queensland's latest
00:08 police shooting.
00:09 When we saw the number of police and the ambulance, I thought yeah there's been a shooting but
00:15 didn't know who was involved.
00:17 Just after 5pm Saturday, specialist police officers were deployed to a Margaret Street
00:22 address tasked with taking wanted man Justin Mason into custody.
00:28 The 29 year old man was wanted on a return to prison warrant and was facing some 47 indictable
00:34 criminal offences.
00:36 Police say they were threatened by the man with a handgun.
00:40 As a result police have discharged their firearms and this 29 year old man is now dead.
00:44 When it comes to police using their firearms, it is a last resort.
00:47 It is not something a police officer ever wants to do.
00:50 Neighbours say they heard multiple shots fired but weren't alarmed because there's a firing
00:56 range nearby.
00:57 Every weekend up to a thousand a day you'd hear around here.
01:01 The incident is being investigated by the Ethical Standards Command which includes reviewing
01:06 body worn footage.
01:07 There were other tactics utilised to detain this person before a weapon was produced.
01:14 This is the 11th police shooting in Queensland in the past 12 months, coming just days after
01:19 the ABC revealed Queensland police shot more people last year than the other states and
01:25 territories combined.
01:27 These stats are definitely concerning and that's why each of them needs to be looked
01:31 at properly.
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