‘Shocking’ detail after alleged stabber shot
Police have revealed a “shocking” detail surrounding the shooting of a man following an alleged stabbing at a property in central Queensland.
Officers were called to a home on Running Creek Rd in Kilkivan, near Gympie, on Friday afternoon after reports of a “disturbance” and located a man with fatal stab wounds.
A 52-year-old Kilkivan man was pronounced dead at the scene.
A second man, aged 42, was shot once in the chest after allegedly threatening a responding officer with a knife, a Queensland Police spokesman said.
On Saturday, Acting Superintendent Paul Algie described the incident as “shocking”, saying the town rarely experiences crime.
“Kilkivan is a very small country community and our officers in that community are obviously very concerned about what occurred,” he said.
“As the district officer this is the worst phone call that you can recieve.
“Preliminary investigations do reveal the alleged offender was holding a knife and that knife was being held when he was shot.
“There is generally no crime in the community and so this is a very shocking thing.”
Police say the two men had a “familial relationship” and both lived at the property with healthcare workers supporting the residents.
Responding to a question about whether the deceased man had a physical disability and was wheelchair bound, Acting Superintendent Algie said investigators were still piecing together his physical condition.
He told media the sole-responding officer had attended as back-up for paramedics who had been called to the property.
A Queensland Police Service spokesman said the alleged homicide and subsequent shooting was being investigated by the Ethical Standards Command, with oversight by the Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC).
“A crime scene has been declared at the address and police investigations are continuing,” the spokesman said.
Police have also launched a separate homicide probe into the alleged stabbing.
The 42-year-old was rushed to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a critical condition where he remains on Saturday.
