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An Indigenous man is fighting for his life in a Darwin hospital after being shot by police during an incident at a park in Palmerston.
Two officers attended the suburb of Gray on Tuesday morning where they allegedly found a man armed with a weapon. The ABC reported the weapon was a spear.
They called upon that person to drop the weapon and unfortunately a number of shots were fired by police, injuring a male,” Northern Territory assistant commissioner Michael White told reporters.
“He has since been conveyed to Darwin hospital and is currently under treatment in surgery.” The man was in a critical condition on Tuesday afternoon.
White said an investigation had been launched into why the man was allegedly armed and the circumstances of the police shooting.
Police are unsure if the shooting was linked to an alleged domestic violence incident earlier in the day in which another person was injured and taken to hospital. The investigation will examine the use of force by officers including what other options were considered or deployed.
“Use of force is something police have to do, it’s not something that we want to do,” White said on Tuesday.
“We don’t come to work every day thinking that we will injure someone or be involved in a police shooting. At this time we are certainly making sure that all people involved in this are being provided with the support that they need.”
Investigators will liaise with the injured man’s family and the wider Indigenous community.
They are also working with a school nearby to ensure all students returned home safely amid ongoing activity at the crime scene.
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