CCTV of cop shooting teen knifeman

Shocking surveillance footage has emerged of the infinitesimal constabulary changeable a 16-year-old lad who stabbed a antheral successful a Bunnings carpark.

The teenage lad was changeable aft constabulary asked him to driblet a room weapon helium allegedly utilized to stab a alien aft 10pm connected Saturday night.

Police said the teen called triple-0 earlier that evening saying helium was “going to perpetrate acts of violence” earlier hanging up the phone.

They person since confirmed helium was among 4 participants of an authoritative deradicalisation programme successful 2022.

On Sunday night, CCTV emerged of the tense infinitesimal constabulary surrounded the teen offender and begged him to driblet his weapon.

It shows the 16-year-old lasting a abbreviated region distant from astir 4 constabulary arsenic bluish and reddish lights flash disconnected the rain-soaked carpark.

Police Commissioner Col Blanch said erstwhile constabulary arrived connected the scene, 2 officers withdrew their tasers, portion a 3rd took retired their firearm arsenic they asked him to enactment his limb down.

“They challenged the antheral to enactment down the knife, which helium did not comply,” helium said.

He rushed officers with the limb prompting them to deploy their tasers earlier 3rd serviceman discharged a azygous shot.

A blurred ellipse covers the teen aft the fatal blow.

A antheral – aged successful his 30s – was located adjacent by with a stab wound. It is understood helium had been leaving a 24-hour gym successful the complex.

He was treated astatine the country by St John Ambulance WA and transported to Royal Perth Hospital wherever helium remains successful a superior but unchangeable condition.

Commissioner Blanch said the lad was known to police, had intelligence wellness issues, and appeared to person been radicalised online.

“Members of the section Muslim assemblage contacted police, besides calling triple-0, conscionable anterior to the incidental with their concerns,” helium said.

Police person said the incidental has each the “hallmarks” of a violent incident, but person not to state it arsenic one.

The Imam of Perth’s largest mosque, the Nasir Mosque, Imam Syed Wadood Janud condemned the onslaught successful the strongest terms.

“The full assemblage is shook, and we are each acrophobic regarding the perpetrators’ online radicalisation that aboriginal reports are hinting towards,” helium said.

“There is nary spot for unit successful Islam. We admit the effort of the constabulary to support our communities safe. I besides privation to commend the section Muslim assemblage who had flagged the idiosyncratic anterior with the police.”

The Australian National Imams Council described the incidental arsenic “tragic”.

“The young idiosyncratic who was changeable was known to the constabulary and the constabulary had been engaging with him implicit a two-year period,” a connection issued connected Sunday said.

“It is understood helium besides had intelligence wellness issues.

“Some members of the assemblage reported the young idiosyncratic to the constabulary connected seeing a connection fixed that the constabulary had been engaging with him and champion understood his circumstances.”

ANIC’s members successful Perth volition proceed to assistance the authorities arsenic required.