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Police shot a man, leaving him in a life-threatening condition, at Logan Central on Saturday evening as emergency services dealt with a string of serious incidents across Queensland through to early Sunday.
Police were called to Ewing Road near Carmody Street, Logan Central, about 5.54pm Saturday following reports of an armed man making threats while carrying a knife.
Logan District Detective Acting Inspector Jason Kitto said officers attempted to speak with the man, before he approached police with the knife and was shot.
Kitto said officers had responded to a triple-0 call in relation to a “male person causing damage and making threats”.
“I can confirm that police officers were threatened at the time, and as a result, a single shot was fired,” he said.
While previous advice from the Queensland Ambulance Service suggested the man was in his 30s, Kitto confirmed he was 27 and was known to police.
Kitto said the man was taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital, where he remained in a “stable but critical” condition.
The 27-year-old was under police guard, Kitto said, and had not yet been charged.
“Logan District’s priority at this moment is obviously supporting the officers that were involved at the time and also fully co-operating with our Ethical Standards Command to get this investigation finalised,” Kitto said.
A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesperson said the man was transported in a “life-threatening condition” to the PA with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. No police officers or other members of the public were injured.
A crime scene was declared and police said there was no ongoing risk to public safety. The QPS spokesperson said the Ethical Standards Command was investigating the incident, with oversight from the Crime and Corruption Commission. A police media conference has been called for later Sunday morning.
Earlier Saturday afternoon, a fatal two-vehicle crash near Esk claimed the life of a 26‑year‑old Beaudesert man. Police said a Kia Cerato and a Toyota Kluger were travelling in opposite directions on Esk-Hampton Road, near Brennan Road, when they collided about 3.05pm.
Police said the Kia driver, the sole occupant of the vehicle, died at the scene. The Toyota driver, a 55‑year‑old Esk man, was taken to Toowoomba Hospital in a serious condition. The Forensic Crash Unit was investigating the circumstances and has appealed for witnesses or dashcam vision.
It was one of several serious crashes the QAS reported across the state.
At Elimbah, a person was left in a life-threatening condition after a single vehicle hit a pole on Foreshore Court about 4.17am Sunday, causing the vehicle to catch fire.
Two men were taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital in potentially life-threatening conditions after a single-vehicle crash on Jacaranda Avenue at Kingston about 11.18pm.
At Meadowvale, paramedics attended a single-vehicle crash on Rosedale Road about 9.33pm. A woman with significant head and neck injuries was transported to hospital in a potentially life-threatening condition, while a little girl, described by the QAS as a toddler, was taken to Bundaberg Hospital in a stable condition with a head injury.
In regional Queensland, a man in his 60s was flown to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital with life-threatening head injuries after his motorcycle hit a kangaroo on Wighton Road at Woodmillar about 4.11pm Saturday.
A teenage boy was taken to Jandowae Hospital with a “significant” leg injury after being thrown from a bull at the Jandowae Showgrounds about 6.32pm.
And in Cairns, emergency crews attended an incident involving two vehicles and a train at the intersection of Water Street and Upward Street about 5.25pm. The QAS spokesperson said no injuries were reported and all involved declined transport to hospital.
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