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Police Shoot Woman Allegedly Armed with Knife in Townsville

  • Shortly before 5:30pm on Tuesday, police in Townsville shot a woman who was reportedly armed with a knife during an incident at the West End Hotel located on Ingham Road.
  • Officers were called after reports indicated the woman was making threats and advanced toward police during the altercation.
  • The woman sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen, received immediate first aid from officers at the scene, and was then transported to a medical facility for additional care.
  • Witness Joanne Aldous said she heard police repeatedly tell the woman to stop before she heard a gunshot.
  • Authorities declared a crime scene and launched an ongoing investigation into the incident involving the armed woman at the pub.
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The Canberra TimesThe Canberra Times
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'Armed and making threats': teenage girl shot by police outside busy hotel

Queensland Police investigate after a 17-year-old girl armed with a knife is shot by police outside the West End Hotel in Townsville, Queensland.

·Canberra, Australia
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Sydney Morning HeraldSydney Morning Herald
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Police shoot woman allegedly armed with knife in Townsville

Authorities were called to a Townsville hotel just before 5.30pm, after reports a woman armed with a knife was making threats.

·Sydney, Australia
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