SYDNEY, March 3 (Xinhua) -- A man has been hospitalized after he was shot by police officers whom he had allegedly threatened with a weapon north of Sydney on Tuesday morning.
A police statement said that officers from the domestic violence high-risk offender attended a residence in the city of Newcastle, 120 km north of Sydney in the state of New South Wales (NSW), around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday to arrest a man wanted on five outstanding warrants.
Around 8:30 a.m., police officers forced entry to the residence where they were confronted by a man allegedly armed with an edged weapon.
Two tasers were deployed, but they were ineffective and the man allegedly continued to threaten police with the edged weapon before an officer discharged their firearm.
The 36-year-old man sustained a gunshot wound to his shoulder and was taken to hospital under police guard in a stable condition.
The NSW Police Force said a crime scene was established, and an investigation into the incident has commenced. ■
