Overview
- Police say officers arrived about 9:20am Tuesday at a Cabanda Street home in Wynnum West to a reported fire when an interaction led to the shooting of a 39-year-old man.
- The man received immediate treatment and was taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital with life-threatening injuries, and he remains in a stable condition.
- Queensland Police have charged the man with attempted murder and arson, and he is expected to face a bedside hearing on Thursday.
- The Ethical Standards Command is investigating the police use of force with oversight from the Crime and Corruption Commission.
- The police union said a first-year constable was involved and that the man held a large shard of glass before becoming violent, and no officers or members of the public were injured.