A man allegedly armed with two knives has been shot by police in Western Australia.
The man, in his 20s, was shot in the town of Pingelly, around 160 kilometres south-east of Perth.
He is in a stable condition, with non-life-threatening injuries in a hospital in Perth, WA Police said.
Deputy Commissioner Allan Adams said police received multiple calls at 4.15am relating to the man’s behaviour.
“When police arrived the 20-year-old ran from the address armed with weapons in his hands, the initial response was to taser, which was ineffective,” he said.
“As the person approached police, a decision was made to use fire-arm force.
“The man was in possession of two knives while running at police.”
Adams said one officer attended the incident and deployed a taser, before firing a single shot to the man’s torso.
He said the situation, “evolved very quickly”.
“Upon that shot being fired, police automatically conducted life-saving first aid to the person,” Dep Comm Adams said.
“From the moment, the young man walked out the front time to the time the event happened was a matter of seconds. It happened very quickly.”
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