Annerley: Police officer and man shot during struggle over weapon

A Queensland police officer has shot during a physical confrontation with a man who was also shot in the struggle.

Officers were called to a home on Tamar Street in Annerley at 9.13am after reports of a disturbance.

Soon after, the male constable became involved in an altercation with the man. In the ensuing struggle both sustained gunshot wounds and have now been transported to the Princess Alexandra Hospital for treatment.

The man allegedly ran at one of the two officers who attended and tried to grab the constable’s gun which subsequently fired, according to The Courier Mail.

Premier David Crisafulli said incidents such as these “sends a shiver up your spine”.

“It shows you why people respect the men and women in the Queensland Police Service so very much,” he told reporters.

“They run towards situations where others naturally run away and there’s no place for that modern Queensland.”

Mr Crisafulli said he hoped an investigation would find ways to better protect police.

“If wrongdoing is found to have occurred, I’d like to see the strongest of signals sent to make sure that people who sign up to be police officers know that the system will protect them when they’re going about their business,” he said.

Police say the incident will be investigated by the Ethical Standards Command, with oversight by the Crime and Corruption Commission.

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— with AAP