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Police have detailed how two of their officers shot and killed an armed man in a Kalgoorlie alleyway on Friday afternoon, saying he repeatedly ignored warnings to stay back.<\/p>\n

On Saturday Assistant Commissioner of regional WA Darryl Gaunt said police were called to an incident about 12.15pm off Whitlock Street in South Kalgoorlie, where a 58-year-old father and grandfather was found holding a handgun.<\/p>\n

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The shooting happened in south Kalgoorlie.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Nine News Perth <\/cite><\/p>\n

The man did not have a firearms license, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was some distance away when the police pulled up,\u201d Gaunt said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe made his way towards them, was given numerous warnings not to do so [but] continued. The police officers withdrew and moved backwards but he continued to confront them and that was at the time he was shot.<\/p>\n

\u201cCertainly he moved towards them at quite a rate and towards where they were standing taking cover. There were at least, at this stage, three shots identified as being fired.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gaunt said two of the three officers who attended the scene discharged their weapons and that they immediately provided first aid to the victim.<\/p>\n

The man did not fire any shots at police, he said.<\/p>\n

Three St John Ambulance crews attended, but police later confirmed the man had died in Kalgoorlie Hospital.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur condolences go out to the family of the gentleman concerned, it\u2019s obviously a tragic incident for everyone involved, for the family, his loved ones and for our officers,\u201d Gaunt said.<\/p>\n

He added that the officers who attended the scene – two of whom had only been in the force for four years – had acted with great courage.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the body worn video that I\u2019ve seen, the officers acted with great courage and extremely professionally and in accordance with their training,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have great admiration for the job that they did and the courage that they showed in this instance, albeit we acknowledge the death of the gentleman and that\u2019s a tragedy for his family as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 58-year-old was a local man who had lived and worked in Kalgoorlie for some time, Gaunt said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is nothing in what we know about this gentleman that would suggest any ideology or any other issues that would have led to him making this decision but that will be a strong focus of the investigation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The man\u2019s gun will also be subject to a \u201cfull ballistics investigation\u201d, Gaunt said, to establish \u201cwhether it was loaded and what condition it was in.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Saturday the area of the shooting was still cordoned off as Major Crime Division detectives analysed the scene.<\/p>\n

Gaunt said the officers involved were in \u201cgood spirits\u201d and were being offered support, as were the family of the man involved.<\/p>\n

\u201cRegardless of what happens in these instances, a life has been lost, that takes a toll on our people and we will continue to support them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe family has lost a loved one, they\u2019re dealing with grief regardless of how it occurred. They\u2019re doing it tough but they\u2019re getting significant support.\u201d<\/p>\n

The death will now be subject to a coroner\u2019s inquiry.<\/p>\n

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