A person has been shot lifeless by police after allegedly attacking two constables in central Newcastle, leaving them with severe stab wounds.
One of many officers was stabbed within the chest whereas the second suffered accidents to her arms, NSW Police mentioned in an announcement on Friday.
The constables had been responding to experiences of a theft at a house on Bishopsgate Avenue in Wickham at round 8am on Friday.
On arrival, they had been allegedly threatened, then stabbed by the knife-wielding man who was then shot lifeless.
Each constables had been taken to John Hunter Hospital in severe however secure situations.
A vital incident workforce will examine the circumstances surrounding the incident, together with the discharge of a police firearm.
-AAP
