SYDNEY, April 1 (Xinhua) -- A man has been hospitalized in a critical condition after he was shot by police in the Australian state of Queensland on Wednesday.
The Queensland Police Service (QPS) said that officers were conducting a welfare check at a property in the suburb of Arana Hills, 12 km northwest of central Brisbane, at around 12:30 p.m., when an altercation occurred involving a man armed with a knife.
The man was subsequently shot by officers, who provided first aid at the scene before he was taken to the hospital in a critical condition.
Local media reported the man was aged 19 and that police officers twice deployed tasers before he was shot.
The QPS said the incident would be investigated by ethical standards and anti-corruption bodies. ■
