A ‘radicalised’ 16-year-old boy has been shot dead by police after an alleged knife attack in a Perth car park, according to News 9
A man is in a serious condition after he was allegedly stabbed in the back in the car park on High Road in Willetton in the city’s south after 10pm yesterday.
More than 30 patrol cars including emergency services rushed to the scene to find a caucasian 16-year-old brandishing a large kitchen knife, police said.
Police Commissioner Col Blanch said the teen had phoned Triple Zero informing them he planned to commit “acts of violence”.
Blanch said a second Triple Zero call was made by a member of the public who allegedly witnessed the teen running around the car park wielding a knife.
“Two officers drew their tasers and one of the officers drew his firearm,” Blanch said.