A 35-year-old man who was shot after allegedly assaulting a police officer outside a Western Australian home yesterday has been charged.
Police were responding to reports of a family violence incident at a home in Dumbleyung in the state’s Wheatbelt region at 12.30am when the incident unfolded.
A man and a woman believed to be involved in the altercation were separated when officers arrived at the property.
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While officers were asking questions at the home, an officer was allegedly physically assaulted.
Police shot the man in his 30s during the confrontation.
The man was flown to Royal Perth Hospital for treatment of non-fatal injuries.
The police officer was taken to Narrogin Hospital with a laceration on his head.
Police charged the 35-year-old man from Dumbleyung with assaulting a public officer and he is due to appear before the Perth Magistrates Court today.
The incident is under investigation by detectives from the WA Police major crime division, with oversight by the internal affair unit.
Support is available from the National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service at 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732).
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