Residents shocked as investigation begins following police shooting woman in Firle - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Firle residents have emerged shocked following police shooting a woman allegedly with an axe this morning. 

Former Star Group Officer Derrick MacManus, who was shot 14 times on the job, explained to Sonya, Jules & Rory McClaren what happens next.

"The police involved...they will be interrogated for possibly hours", he said.

Police at the scene of an incident on Gwynne Street at Firle where a woman who was reportedly armed with an axe was shot dead by police. (ABC News: Stephen Opie)