Man is shot by cops after stabbing an officer and hitting him in the head with a fire extinguisher before being rushed to hospital under police guard
- A police officer has been stabbed in Sydney’s Northern Beaches after standoff
- Cops attended a house about 5.30pm and were confronted by man with a knife
- After hurling a fire extinguisher at one officer he stabbed him in the hand
- A second officer fired a shot at the man, hitting him in the leg
- Both men were rushed to hospital and are in a stable condition
A man has been shot in a ‘critical incident’ on Sydney’s Northern Beaches after he threw a fire extinguisher at a police officer’s head and stabbed him in the hand.
Officers were called to a house on Warringah Road in Narraweena at about 5.20pm on Friday and were approached by a man brandishing a knife.
One officer was struck in the head with the hurled fire extinguisher and then stabbed in the hand in the ensuing scuffle – prompting a second officer to shoot the assailant in the leg.
Police descended on Narraweena (pictured) on Sydney’s northern beaches on Friday at about 5.30pm after an officer was stabbed
Another officer on the scene (pictured) fired a shot at the man, which hit him in the leg. Both men were rushed to hospital in a stable condition
The injured and bleeding man was then rushed to hospital under police guard, where he is understood to be in a stable condition.
The officer was also transported to hospital to be treated for his head and hand wounds, with neither injury considered life-threatening.
Detectives have established a crime scene and are investigating.
A ‘critical incident’ team from an independent police are command have also been dispatched to the scene.
The results of the investigation will be subject to an independent review.
Specialist ‘critical incident’ cops have been dispatched to the scene to investigate