Overview

• Emergency services were called shortly after 6pm to a reported disturbance at a business premises in Peregian Springs on the Sunshine Coast.
• Police said the man had forced entry to the childcare centre and was self-harming when officers arrived.
• Officers attempted to negotiate with the man and moved to take him into custody before he became unresponsive.
• Attending officers provided first aid and paramedics responded, but the man was declared dead at the scene.
• Education Minister John‑Paul Langbroek described the incident as traumatic for educators, with counselling offered to staff and no other injuries reported.