SYDNEY, May 24 (Xinhua) -- A female has died after being shot by police in Melbourne, the capital city of southeast Australia's state of Victoria, on Saturday evening.
The Victorian Police said in a statement on Friday evening that officers were called to Cecil Street in south Melbourne following reports of a male with a machete at around 5 p.m. local time.
The police located the male and whilst he was being arrested, a vehicle was driven at a police officer. The officer shot at the offending vehicle, striking a female driver and her male passenger.
The 34-year-old female has died at the scene, while the 26-year-old male has been taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The male senior constable has been taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
The matter will be investigated with oversight from the Professional Standards Command, as is standard procedure for a fatal police shooting, said the statement. ■