Police incident, Inala
Police investigations are continuing following a shooting incident at Inala this afternoon.
Just before midday today, police attended an address in Gannet Street to conduct an enquiry on an unrelated matter.
As police approached the address, a man in a vehicle outside the premises presented a firearm.
As a result an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act was enacted.
At around 3.45pm after several hours of negotiations the situation escalated when the man threatened police, forcing them to discharge their service firearms.
A 42-year-old man was later pronounced deceased at the scene.
Queensland police Ethical Standards Command will be conducting an investigation and a report will be prepared for the coroner.
The emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act was revoked at 5pm.
No further details are available at this time due to the ongoing investigation of the matter.
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