A man has died after being shot by police following a standoff at a medical clinic in NSW.
Officers were called to a medical clinic in Junction Street in Nowra, on the state’s south coast, after a patient allegedly pulled out a firearm at around 1pm on Wednesday.
The man emerged from the clinic about 90 minutes later when he confronted officers, police said.
He was shot before being treated by paramedics and police, but he died at the scene.
The man has yet to be formally identified.
NSW officers were called to a medical clinic on the state’s south coast after a patient allegedly pulled out a firearm about 1pm on Wednesday (pictured)
A team from the police homicide unit will investigate the circumstances leading to the death.
The investigation will also be subject to an independent review.
Road closures have been put in place and police have asked the public to avoid the area.
