Perth stabbing: police shoot dead boy, 16, after alleged attack that has ‘hallmarks’ of terror incident

WA police commissioner Col Blanch says officers responded after receiving a call from a person who said they were ‘going to commit acts of violence’.WA police commissioner Col Blanch says officers responded after receiving a call from a person who said they were ‘going to commit acts of violence’.Western Australian police say they have shot and killed a teenager who allegedly attacked a man in a Perth car park on Saturday night.

“It’s about timing,” Blanch said. “It would be too early for me to act now because I don’t have the concerns of a broader network that might be involved.”The man in his 30s who was stabbed was in a serious but stable condition in hospital and “doing well”, authorities said on Sunday.Blanch said police received a call on Saturday night from a person who told the operator they were “going to commit acts of violence”.

The first two officers fired their Tasers but when the teenager allegedly continued to approach, the third officer fired a single shot which fatally wounded the 16-year-old, police said. WA’s CVE was based on work undertaken by Anne Aly – who is now the federal youth minister – and programs used to deradicalise neo-Nazis overseas. It was not limited to those convicted of crimes.“De-radicalisation programs are an important community safety measure,” she said in a statement.

“Our police responded within minutes. They encountered a very confronting situation but their rapid and professional response kept our community safe,” the premier said.

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