Man Shot Dead by Police After 6-Hour Siege

Officers opened fire on a man who attempted to stab and burn them, New South Wales Police say.

New South Wales (NSW) police tape can be seen across a road in Sydney, Australia, on Sept. 1, 2025. David Gray/AFP via Getty Images

The death of a man will be investigated by the New South Wales’ (NSW) State Crime Command Homicide Squad after he was fatally shot by police during a six-hour siege in the Sydney suburb of Springfield.

Around 3.30 p.m. on Jan. 7, police carried out a welfare check on the 49-year-old man residing at a Wells Street home.