South Hedland stabbing attack
On 1 May 2020, Ashley Fildes, a 34 year old man from Perth, Western Australia, stabbed seven people in South Hedland just before 10am, before being fatally shot by police.[1][2][3][4][5]
The attacker had an altercation with his manager and had to be driven from his worksite to a motel.[5]
The attack began at a motel where the attacker stabbed a man, then he went to the local McDonald's where he stabbed another man before entering the shopping centre where he attacked two men and three women.[1][2] Witnesses said the attacker was wearing a high-visibility jacket.[3][4] Police tried to subdue the man, including using a taser, but the attacker was fatally shot by an officer after he lunged at them.[1][2]
Five of the victims treated at the local hospital then released. One was flown to Royal Perth Hospital with critical injuries.[6]
Police said there was no indication that the attack was politically or ideologically motivated, describing it as a tragedy.[1][2][3]
The attacker was identified as a fly-in fly-out worker in his 30s who was known to police.[1][2] He was a father of one.[5]
The Western Australia Police Union president said that a team had been deployed to assist the two officers, a man and woman, involved in the incident.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "WA police shoot man dead after seven people stabbed in Pilbara rampage". The Guardian. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Stanley, Michelle; Michelmore, Karen; Gudgeon, Kelly; Gubana, Benjamin (1 May 2020). "Man shot dead by police after South Hedland shopping centre stabbing attack in WA's north". ABC Online. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Australian police shoot man dead after stabbings in Pilbara". BBC News. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "South Hedland: Frenzied stabbing attack at shopping centre, offender shot dead". News.com.au. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Chapman, Alex; Quaggin, Lucy; Christmass, Pip (3 May 2020). "South Hedland Square stabbing frenzy: Knifeman identified as father-of-one". 7news.com.au. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ↑ "Man in critical condition in Perth hospital after stabbing attack at Port Hedland". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2020-05-02. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
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