Man dies after being shot twice by police responding to domestic disturbance
A man has been shot dead by police during a Sunday morning incident in Brisbane's bayside.
Police were called to a disturbance, believed to be a domestic incident, at a house in Goulburn Street, Wakerley around 9.50am.
It's understood officers tried to taser the 31-year-old Gold Coast man before shooting him twice.
The man subsequently passed away, police confirmed in a statement to 7 News.
Police said officers responded to a triple-zero call from the address reporting the man was armed with a knife and in an "enraged" state.
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"Police were in fear of their lives at the time. The male person has threatened police," South Brisbane District Acting Chief Superintendent Mick Niland told reporters Sunday afternoon.
The man was transported to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in a critical condition, where he died shortly after.
A crime scene has been established, with a large number of officers remaining on Sunday afternoon.
The Queensland Police Service's Ethical Standards Command has launched an investigation into the incident, with the assistance of the Crime and Corruption Commission.
It is the second shooting incident involving Queensland police in less than two weeks, after a 16-year-old boy was shot after allegedly lunging at officers with a knife at Springfield, southwest of Brisbane on February 14.
