Neighbours report seeing woman screaming for help at scene where man shot dead by police at Dakabin

Horrified neighbours have reported seeing an injured woman running door to door begging for help as a knife-wielding man, who was later shot dead by police, screamed at her during a terrifying incident north of Brisbane overnight.

A terrified woman ran door-to-door begging for help as she fled her alleged armed attacker who then screamed ‘get out of that house’ before he was shot dead by police during a horror incident north of Brisbane overnight.

The 27-year-old man died after being shot by police who were called to a domestic violence incident on Surround St, Dakabin, north of Brisbane just after midnight.

Neighbours described the horror that unfolded and reported how an injured woman was seen running door to door begging for help.

Residents say the man who lived on the street slashed the legs of a woman known to him, before police were called to the scene, where they later fatally shot the man.

The scene where the man was shot dead.

The Queensland Police Service says officers were called to a “violent disturbance between a man and woman” on Surround Street just after midnight.

Police say the man at the Surround St address was armed with knives and confronted officers when they arrived.

“One officer deployed their taser but it was ineffective, as a result a number of shots were fired, striking the man,” a statement said.

One neighbour told how she heard the man screaming “get out of that house” at the terrified woman as she sought refuge from his attack at the house next door.

“Just after midnight I heard a lot of screaming from a female and a lot of verbal abuse from a male, a lot of threatening… calling her all sorts of names (like) mutt, dog, and all sorts of abuse,” Freda Alesana said.

“(The injured woman) ran across the road, then I heard the lady across the road say “come here love, I’ll call the police.

“I could hear the man calling out to her, ‘get out of that house’.”

Mrs Alesana said she didn’t know her neighbours well, however would often hear fights coming from the house.

“All I know about them, (is) that they would have arguments a lot. In the last couple of weeks, it started to get more, they were starting to argue more… A lot of yelling and screaming, it was always usually the man though yelling at the lady.”

Other neighbours also reported seeing the woman running door to door begging for help.

Patrick Ivison, who lives a few houses down from the incident, said he’d heard loud yelling and several “bangs” before he later opened the door to see a body lying on the side of the road.

“The doorbell rang at 1am and police were there wanting to talk to me, and when I looked just down the street I saw a body,” he said.

“I didn’t realise anything serious had happened when I heard the loud bangs, I thought maybe it was just people still carrying on from last night’s boxing match. But when the doorbell rang I realised something more was happening.”

According to Mr Ivison, neighbours from a nearby house took the injured woman in and kept the man, who was allegedly armed with multiple knives, out.

“(The couple) took the lady in and they called police,” Mr Ivison said.

“They took her into their home and locked the man out. He was banging on the door and apparently was so angry, screaming and kicking the door. Luckily the security door kept him out.”

Neighbours later told Mr Ivison they’d heard knocks at the door from the injured woman, who made desperate attempts to escape her attacker.

Police have closed off a road near the scene of a fatal shooting at Dakabin. Picture: John Gass.

Katrina Wilkinson, who also lives on Surround St, said she woke to the man’s intense and “very angry” yelling around midnight Thursday.

“We woke at around 12.30 to yelling, we could just hear this really angry yelling, like very, very angry yelling,” she said.

“He was screaming and shouting very aggressively.”

Ms Wilkinson said she’d thought it may have been a domestic dispute coming from another house. She said after she saw several police cars arrive, she went back to bed.

“I thought everything was fine… I just thought maybe it was a domestic dispute and thought everything was fine and under control now that police were there.

“(I feel) devastated, I’m really quite upset I went back to sleep thinking everything was okay.”

Ms Wilkinson said she’d heard the gunshots fired by police, however was not aware of what they were.

“We heard about five continuous gunshots, but we didn’t know they were gunshots at the time, we honestly had no idea. If I knew, I wouldn’t have gone back to sleep.”

Detective Superintendent Tony Fleming said officers made every attempt to negotiate with the man before they were forced to fire their gun.

“Police engaged with the man who we will allege was aggressive and armed with knives” he said.

“Police attempted to negotiate with the man.

“It is my understanding police attempted to deploy a taser, but it’s my understanding that had no affect. Unfortunately police were forced to discharge their firearms and a number of shots entered the man who fell to the ground.”

Det Supt Fleming said medical care was immediately applied, however the man did not survive.

A crime scene has been declared and investigations are continuing.

A report is being prepared for the coroner.

Police have said anyone with footage of the incident should contact them.