Qld police shoot and kill rampaging gunman
A man who police said fired a rifle at members of the public and cars is dead after being shot by officers south of Maryborough this morning.
Police said they received reports of a man armed with a rifle travelling around the town of Tiaro in a car about 8:30pm on Saturday.
The police helicopter and specialist officers were brought in to search for the man through the night.
The 40-year-old man was located this morning about 7:00am at a house in Glenbar Road near Tiaro.
Police said the man opened fire at officers and was critically injured when they shot back.
He died at the scene.
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Queensland Police Union secretary Mick Barnes said officers acted “bravely and appropriately”.
“Police were left with no other option than to act in self-defence and to also protect the public,” he said in a statement.
“We are extremely lucky that police and members of the public were not killed or seriously injured by the offender.”
