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The Guardian
2 hours ago
- The Guardian
Sydney police fatally shot man wielding 50cm machete during wife's alleged brawl in Westfield car park
A man shot dead by police while wielding a large machete was approaching a group of women involved in a shopping centre car park brawl that included his wife, police have alleged. The 29-year-old died at the Mount Druitt Westfield in Sydney's west on Saturday afternoon with the officers involved in the incident hailed for their actions. On Sunday, Assistant Police Commissioner Gavin Wood said six women aged in their mid 20s had crossed paths in the car park at 3.15pm and a brawl had erupted. The women were not known to each other and it was 'sheer fluke that they have met', he said. Sign up for Guardian Australia's breaking news email The husband of one of the women retrieved a large machete from his car and was walking towards the women when police intervened. 'Police asked the male to drop the machete,' Wood said. The man refused and continued to walk towards the women. 'The police officers got in the middle between the deceased person who was carrying a large machete and some of those females subject to the melee,' he said. 'At that stage, the police officer fired his service revolver'. Wood had checked CCTV footage and the officers' body-worn video and was 'content with the actions of the police'. The shooting would be subject to scrutiny but he said 'their actions were commendable … they were brave'. 'We will put our arms around those police as we do, and they deserve that,' he said. 'They are good people, they are good police officers. They didn't come to work yesterday knowing they had to shoot somebody.' Sign up to Breaking News Australia Get the most important news as it breaks after newsletter promotion Wood said he had spoken to both officers and they were upset, and the enormity of what happened had started to set in. The shooting was declared a critical incident. The investigation will be overseen by the police law enforcement commission and professional standards and led by the homicide squad. The man, a father of two young children, did not have an extensive criminal history and no gang affiliations. Wood said the machete he was carrying was at least 50cm long. 'If anyone had seen it, you'd be alarmed simply by the vision of it,' he said. The man's wife was arrested but later released, subject to further police inquiries. The actions of the six woman involved in the incident will also form part of the police investigation.
Daily Mail
3 hours ago
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Disturbing details emerge about Westfield Mount Druitt shooting after machete-wielding father was gunned down by cops
Police have revealed more details about the machete-wielding man shot dead by officers at a busy shopping centre. NSW Police officers fatally shot the 29-year-old man after a brawl broke out between six women at Westfield Mount Druitt car park, in Sydney 's west, on Saturday afternoon. Emergency services received reports of the fight in the car park across from the centre's Hoyts movie theatre about 3.15pm. The man killed by police has been identified as a father of two whose wife was involved in the brawl.
The Sun
4 hours ago
- The Sun
Police set to get £15m anti-drone tech kit to fight airborne crime including devices that look like rifles
POLICE are to get anti-drone tech to combat airborne crime — including devices that look like rifles. The £15million kit will be deployed against terrorists and organised gangsters. It will also be used to stop drugs being flown into jails. Home Office chiefs have approved three separate £5million deals to buy gun-like radio jammers which disable drones and also help identify their criminal controllers. The devices can be either hand-held, like a pistol or rifle, mounted on a vehicle or used in a fixed position. Details are revealed in contracts which show the Home Office wants 'the next generation of hand-held radio frequency effector technology' for police to counter drones. The firms awarded contracts — each lasting until June 2027 — are Steelrock Technologies, CPM Ellettronica and Kirintec. Steelrock said 'every hostile drone incursion puts people and critical assets at risk' while Kirintec said it supplies 'counter uncrewed aerial systems for air defence and denial'. Images from the companies show the technology being used in urban centres and dense woodland. The devices will be run by the National Police Chiefs' Council, which co-ordinates action of counter-terrorism, fighting organised crime, public order and frontline policing. Experts are increasingly concerned about the threat of drones from terrorists and spies. 1
