Man is shot dead by police in Manning Base Hospital carpark in Taree after pulling a gun on an officer
An allegedly armed man pulled a gun on police before he was shot dead outside a regional hospital.
The confrontation unfolded in the carpark of Manning Base Hospital in Taree on the NSW mid-north coast at about 12.55pm on Thursday.
‘The man allegedly pointed a firearm at the attending officers, and he was shot by police,’ a police statement read.
Police provided first aid until paramedics arrived.
The man aged in his 30s was taken then rushed into the hospital where he died a short time later.
No police officers or other members of the public were physically injured.
‘There were a lot of people around,’ a witness told Nine News.
Shortly before the incident, police were called to Rouse St in nearby Wingham, following reports a man had fired shots into the air.
A man has been shot dead in the carpark of the Manning Base Hospital (pictured) in Taree
No officers or other members of the public were physically injured. Pictured are police at the scene
Those calls came five minutes after the police had been called to nearby Summerville St to conduct a concern for welfare check.
Wingham is located 8.5km west of Taree.
Manning-Great Lakes officers attended the Rouse St scene and conducted a search of the area before they located the man 13km away in the hospital carpark half an hour later.
A critical incident team from the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad will now investigate what happened.
The investigation will also be subject to an independent review.
