NSW police shoot man dead after mental health check turns into six-hour siege
by Stephanie Convery from World news | The Guardian on (#72NSD)
Police say 49-year-old man in Springfield on Central Coast tried to stab an officer before being shot
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A 49-year-old man has been shot and killed by police on the New South Wales Central Coast after a welfare check turned into a protracted standoff on Wednesday evening.
Officers attended a home in Springfield just after 3.30pm on Wednesday afternoon, accompanied by a mental health clinician, and attempted to speak to a man after concerns were raised about his welfare.
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