Man charged with 30 offences after firing at police helicopter
A 21-year-old Hervey Bay man was arrested after a four-day crime spree spanning from Childers to Noosa, during which police say he fired a shot at a police helicopter.
Why it mattersThe incident shows the extreme risks police face when confronting desperate offenders armed with high-calibre weapons, and the toll on terrified bystanders dragged into the violence.
AustraliaQueensland residents in the Wide Bay and Sunshine Coast regions experienced days of armed crime alerts; a woman in Noosa was left deeply shaken after being menaced at gunpoint in her own home.
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