Indian national shot dead by Australian Police after he stabs cleaner, threatens cops

A 32yearold Indian national Mohamed Rahmathullah Syed Ahmed was on Tuesday shot dead by Australian Police after he allegedly stabbed a cleaner and threatened police officers with a knife The Sydney Morning Herald reportedThe Indian Consulate General in Australia identified that the attacker was from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and was living in Auburn on a bridging visaDetectives are investigating whether mental health played a role in the incident According to detectives Ahmed stabbed a cleaner and then threatened police officers with a knife before being fatally shot by the policeAhmed attacked the 28yearold cleaner at Auburn train station in Sydneys west at 1203 am on Tuesday before arriving at Auburn police station about five minutes later reported The Sydney Morning Herald citing policeAlso Read Fiery train crash in Greece kills 16 hurts at least 85Indian Consulate General in Australia as quoted by The Sydney Morning Herald said The incident is extremely disturbing and unfortunate We have formally taken up the matter with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade NSW Office as well as state police authoritiesWhen two officers tried to leave the police station to respond to reports of the stabbing they were confronted by Ahmed who tried to attack themFollowing the attack the senior officer fired three shots two of which hit Syed Ahmed in the chest A probationary constable used her Taser on the manThough Syed was treated at the scene by paramedics and was rushed to Westmead Hospital he was pronounced dead just after 130 am the Sydney Morning Herald reportedNSW Police Assistant Commissioner Stuart Smith at a press conference on Tuesday said the officers had just seconds to respond and were left with no choice but to shoot the manI fully support these officers Its traumatic Its a significant incident at one of our police stations he saidThere just isnt an impending time It is immediate He launches through the glass doors at the officers they had very little time to reactSmith said the counterterrorism unit would be brought in to help in the investigationAsked about the role of the counterterrorism unit Smith said its part of our model in terms of response Obviously when someone armed themselves with a knife and stabs an individual and then tries to attack police which is the CCTV footage it is highly concerning When thats involved it triggers a number of intelligence responses and investigative responses which were dealing with Smith said as quoted by The Sydney Morning HeraldSyed Ahmed had five previous interactions with police all of which were noncriminal and COVID related Smith said mental health would be a significant line of inquiryDetectives have already spoken to the cleaner who was taken to Westmead Hospital in a stable condition The Sydney Morning Herald reportedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever