{"id":416536,"date":"2026-01-16T09:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T09:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/416536\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T09:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T09:02:09","slug":"man-with-bow-and-arrow-shot-dead-by-police-at-rural-nsw-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/416536\/","title":{"rendered":"Man with bow and arrow shot dead by police at rural NSW property"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A man was shot dead by police after he aimed a bow and arrow at officers during a welfare check at a home in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.9news.com.au\/new-south-wales\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"north-central NSW\">north-central NSW<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Police said a member of the public saw the man in the street earlier and called police, who visited the property \ufeff\ufeffon Quia Road in Gunnedah at 1.40pm today.<\/p>\n<p>Officers spoke with the man who they said \ufeffwent back inside and returned with the weapon.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/befee210-1343-48a7-a86f-db1fa7b307fc.jpeg\"   alt=\"A man has been shot dead by police after he aimed a bow and arrow at officers during a welfare check at a home in north-central NSW.\"\/>A man has been shot dead by police after he aimed a bow and arrow at officers during a welfare check at a home in north-central NSW. (NBN News)\ufeff&#8221;Police returned to their vehicle for cover, however, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.9news.com.au\/firearm\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"police firearm\">police firearm<\/a> was discharged when the man aimed at officers,&#8221; NSW Police said in a statement.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/53e4e6ec-a66e-4008-a9d9-dedbedcc7fc9.jpeg\"   alt=\"Gunnedah shooting\"\/>Police said a member of the public saw the man in the street earlier and called police, who visited the property \ufeff\ufeffon Quia Road in Gunnedah at 1.40pm today. (9News)<\/p>\n<p>Assistant commissioner Andrew Holland said the investigation would examine whether mental health was a factor.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These matters are split-second decisions by police on the scene,&#8221; Holland said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This matter will take several days to investigate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s no concern for safety of the public.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/83805991-eae1-452e-a7f4-b2473ce2d416.jpeg\"   alt=\"Gunnedah shooting\"\/>The man collapsed and was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics for a gunshot wound but he died at the scene. (9News)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Police are providing support for the man&#8217;s family at the scene and for the local police involved.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The investigation will be reviewed by the Professional Standards Command with oversight from the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A man was shot dead by police after he aimed a bow and arrow at officers during a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":416537,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43,44,41,39,42,40],"class_list":["post-416536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=416536"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416536\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/416537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=416536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=416536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=416536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}