Footage emerges of tense street meeting with Detective Inspector Kevin Goan in wake of shooting
One of the Far North’s top cops has promised to answer any concerns he can at a community meeting on Sunday, in the wake of a fatal police shooting overnight in Mareeba. Watch the footage here.
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One of the Far North’s top cops has promised to answer any concerns he can at a community meeting on Sunday, in the wake of a fatal police shooting overnight in Mareeba.
Footage which was live streamed to Facebook recorded Far North Detective Inspector Kevin Goan explaining the next steps in the investigation of the fatal police shooting of a man to a crowd of people at 8pm on Saturday evening.
Det Insp Goan said independent, senior detectives from Cairns had come up and had downloaded all the bodywork camera footage of the incident to make sure it was available for the coroner.
One man queries: “What if they’re hiding stuff?”
“What I’m telling you is they are tamper proof, they cannot be interfered with,” Det Insp Goan said.
“The coroner will know that. If anyone tried to it will be discovered.
“So that is all being seized by police and then tomorrow independent detectives start interviewing all the police that were involved.”
Police said officers were called to the Love Street home in Mareeba around 11.30am on Saturday, following reports a man had threatened self harm.
Negotiators were notified to attend the scene and spoke with the man who allegedly had a woman with him and refused to let her leave.
Around 3.30pm, police allege the man advanced on specialist officers while armed with a knife.
Police shot the man.
Immediate first aid and CPR was provided however the man died at the scene.
A crime scene has been declared and police investigations are continuing.
Det Insp Goan said it would be a long process and all the evidence would eventually go before the coroner.
He said the coroner would hold an inquest and the hearings would likely be held in Mareeba.
Det Insp Goan said police had made a promise to the man’s family to be engaged with them any time they wanted.
“We are happy to talk to family and we are happy to address the concerns of community.”
One man can be heard on the video asking for the officers who allegedly shot the man to be at the community meeting.
“They should be there too. You gotta make sure brother,” he is heard saying.
“I won’t be making sure that happens,” Det Insp Goan said.
“Those officers will be in Cairns, they will be undergoing drug testing an they will be independently interviewed by detectives from Brisbane on behalf of the coroner.”
Det Insp Goan said there would be a meeting at the community church in Mareeba at 11.30am on Sunday where he would be happy to answer any questions he could
Some questions would remain the responsibility of the coroner, he said.
“What I ask of this community is that we have a long way to go,” he said.
“I ask for your patience. But I give you an undertaking with the support of Des and the family I will answer what concerns I am able to answer at any time.”
As Det Insp Goan finished his meeting, angry yelling can be heard in the background.
Originally published as Footage emerges of tense street meeting with Detective Inspector Kevin Goan in wake of shooting
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