Police had no tasers when man was fatally shot at Sydney's Central station
None of the four police officers involved in the shooting death of an armed man at Sydney's busiest train station had a Taser at the time, an inquest has been told.
Danukul "Dan" Mokmool, 30, was shot in the head and died shortly after he held up a florist with a broken bottle and then ran at police on the Eddy Avenue concourse at Central station.
Counsel assisting Adrian Williams told the NSW Coroner’s Court on Monday the florist managed to escape on the evening of July 26, 2017, leaving Mr Mokmool in the shop alone as four officers formed a semi-circle around the entrance.
They drew their guns and directed him to drop his weapon.
Mr Williams said after an officer used capsicum spray to no observed effect, Mr Mokmool ran at Senior Constable Frederick Tse, shouting: "I'm going to kill you. I'm going to kill you."
Sen Const Tse fired his gun three times and his colleague, Senior Constable Jakob Harrison, fired once.
"The timeframe was very short indeed," Mr Williams said, adding an officer with a Taser arrived at the scene shortly after the shooting.
Whether Mr Mokmool was suffering from a mental health illness immediately prior to his death and whether police had alternatives to lethal force are among the issues being examined at the inquest.
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