据称一名男子在新南威尔士州偏远地区将一把上膛的步枪对准前往处理车祸的警员，随后被警方击毙。
A man has been shot dead by police in regional New South Wales after allegedly aiming a loaded rifle at officers responding to a car crash.
新州警方接到报告，周日下午2点50分左右，一辆汽车在雅斯以北84公里处的一条道路上撞上了一棵树。警员到达现场发现一辆克莱斯勒旅行车撞车，司机似乎昏迷不醒。
NSW police were responding to reports that a car had driven into a tree on a road 84km north of Yass about 2.50pm on Sunday. Officers arrived to find a Chrysler station wagon that had crashed into a tree, with the driver appearing to be unconscious.
助理专员斯蒂芬·黑加蒂周一表示，警方获悉该男子车内带有枪支。
Police had been told that the man had a firearm with him in the car, an assistant commissioner, Stephen Hegarty, said on Monday.
他说：“他们接到信息称，他在车内拿起了一把枪，而且人也在车里，对公众没有反应。这就是他们显然联系警察的原因。”救护人员也在现场。黑加蒂说：“警方前往该地点，确认有一名男子仍在车内。他们靠近车辆查看他的状况，并在需要时提供医疗援助。当他们靠近车辆时，试图与该人交谈和沟通，但他没有回应。”
“They received information that he took up a firearm in the car and that he was also in the car, not responding to members of the public,” Hegarty said. “That’s why they obviously contacted the police.”Paramedics were also on the scene. “Police attended that location and confirmed there was a male still inside that motor vehicle,” Hegarty said. “They approached that vehicle to check on his welfare and medical assistance if required. As they approached that vehicle, they tried to speak and communicate with that person but he did not respond.”
该男子随后拿起枪支，“直接指向警员”。黑加蒂说：“此时，我可以确认警方开枪，他中了数枪。”警方表示该男子手中的枪已上膛。黑加蒂说，枪击发生时，警员“离车很近”。“他们试图接近该人提供援助，查看他的状况。”警方和救护人员试图实施急救，但该男子在现场死亡。
The man then picked up the firearm and pointed it “directly at the police officer”, Hegarty said. “At that point, I can confirm that police opened fire and he was struck at a number of rounds.”Police said the gun the man held was loaded. The police officers were “quite close to the car” when the shooting occurred, Hegarty said. “They were trying to get to the person to render assistance, to check on his condition.”Police and paramedics tried to render first aid but the man died at the scene.
黑加蒂说，司机身份尚未正式确认，但据信年龄为45岁，警方知晓其底细，且此前曾因枪支犯罪被起诉。现场已设立犯罪现场，调查已开始。
The driver was yet to be formally identified but was believed to be aged 45, was known to police, and had previously been charged with firearm offences, Hegarty said. A crime scene was established and an investigation has begun.
该调查将接受专业标准指挥部的独立审查，由执法行为委员会监督。
The investigation will be the subject of an independent review by the professional standards command, overseen by the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission.