Bystander shot by police during Cairns stand-off with armed man
An innocent woman was accidentally shot by police in Cairns as officers fired at an armed offender during a stand-off.
A woman was accidentally shot by police during a tense stand-off with an armed offender in Cairns, north Queensland. Officers were firing at the armed man when the innocent bystander was hit. An internal police investigation is now under way.
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Australian police accidentally shoot woman while firing at armed man
An internal police investigation is under way after an innocent bystander was shot during a tense stand-off between officers and an armed offender in Cairns, north Queensland.