Man in tense stand-off with cops in Ipswich

AN EMERGENCY has been declared in Ipswich, where a man has barricaded himself inside a home with a gun.

Police were called to the home in Woodend, Ipswich, Sunday night. Picture: Channel 7

AN EMERGENCY has been declared in Ipswich, where an armed man is in a tense stand-off with police.

Officers were called to a disturbance in Elizabeth St, Woodend, southwest of Brisbane, about 8.30 last night, where a woman in her 30s was found unconscious on the footpath.

She was taken to Ipswich Hospital with what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries.

The armed man, who is believed to be in a relationship with the woman, has been holed up in the unit ever since. He has refused police demands to come out.

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“We have credible information that the man is in possession of a firearm which is why we are negotiating and not entering the premises,” a Queensland Police spokesman told The Courier Mail.

Police negotiators are on the scene in Ipswich.

Police have had difficulty communicating with the man throughout the night, according to 9 News.

“We’re extremely concerned about him because we understand that he did sustain injuries from a third party during the original disturbance,” Queensland Police Inspector Keith McDonald told 9 News.

“We’ve got two witnesses who were in the unit at the time who were threatened with a long-arm (gun).”

An emergency declaration was made at 12.52am. Elizabeth St is blocked off by police and negotiators are at the scene.

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