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Shoppers see police shoot knife-wielding man

Source: Sydney Morning Herald

Police : Poland | 6 months ago

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He had stolen a knife from a cafe and threatened a plain-clothes officer, police said. The man, 25, was shot dead about 1.50pm only minutes after running into Beardy Street Mall, Armidale, with police in pursuit. The officer who fired the shots attempted CPR, but the man died before paramedics arrived....

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