Overview
- Police who responded to reports of a knife-wielding man on Main North Road engaged him at about 11am Wednesday; a male officer shot the 27-year-old in the leg and the man then stabbed a senior constable in the neck.
- The injured officer, a 39-year-old senior constable known as Jessie, is recovering in Royal Adelaide Hospital with a serious but non-life-threatening neck wound and is expected to be released.
- The 27-year-old from Woodville Gardens was taken to hospital in police custody with a leg wound that is not life-threatening and has been the subject of ex parte charges including attempted murder and assault on an emergency worker.
- Major Crime detectives and a Police Commissioner's Inquiry are examining the use of force and officers' actions, with internal investigators still working at the scene to review procedures and training.
- The incident unfolded on a busy arterial road and reportedly involved the suspect trying to enter several vehicles including one with a baby, prompting road closures and renewed attention to officer safety and public protection during fast-moving threats.