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A man was shot in the abdomen after slashing a police officer across the face with a knife.
Wednesday about 11:30 a.m., police arrived at a unit complex in the inner-city district of Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, to execute a search warrant.
During a confrontation between police and a 30-year-old resident, an officer was allegedly cut with a knife.
Police have shot a man in the stomach after he stabbed an officer across the face with a knife (pictured, police outside the unit complex at Kangaroo Point where the altercation took place)
The man is believed to have returned to his residence after the officer was hurt.
The police attempted to stun the man before shooting him in the abdomen. Unknown is if the suspect was shot by the injured cop or another officer.
The man was sent to Princess Alexandria Hospital.
The officer was also transported to the hospital with facial lacerations.
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