Man, 20, is shot dead by police after running towards an officer wielding a ...

Man, 20, is shot dead by police after running towards an officer wielding a knife and threatening self harm Police were called to a man threatening self harm on Saturday morning When a single officer arrived, the man, emerged from the car holding a knife     The officer shot him in the chest, and he died from his injuries soon after 

By Thomas Duff For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 07:13 BST, 25 May 2019 | Updated: 07:20 BST, 25 May 2019

A 20-year-old man was killed by police on Saturday morning after getting out of a car armed with a knife. 

The man called police about 9am threatening self harm. A single officer was sent to a home on Tapleys Hill Road in Seaton, Adelaide, in response. 

As the officer approached the home, the man was seen leaving in a silver Mercedes sedan with two women.  

The policeman followed the trio, and when he pulled the car over, the 20-year-old emerged from the front passenger seat, wielding a knife. 

The officer shot the man in the chest, causing injuries that would prove fatal.

Police allege they received a call from the man, 20, at 9am who threatened to self-harm and an officer travelled to the home in Tapleys Hill Road in Seaton, Adelaide's west. The officer approached the house where the man was seen leaving in a car alongside two women known to him

Police allege they received a call from the man, 20, at 9am who threatened to self-harm and an officer travelled to the home in Tapleys Hill Road in Seaton, Adelaide's west. The officer

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