POLICE are today investigating the death of a 49-year-old man in a police shooting on the Gold Coast.
Police and fire crews were called about 6.30pm (AEST) yesterday to a home in Pacific Pines, where they were confronted by a 49-year-old man.
Details of the shooting are yet to be released by police, but the man was transported to Southport Hospital with a gunshot wound and pronounced dead at 7.07pm (AEST).
"As is standard practice in police shootings, the ethical standards command is investigating the incident,`` a police spokesman said.
The investigation will be overseen by the Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC).
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