{"id":60957,"date":"2026-07-29T13:39:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/60957\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T13:39:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:39:12","slug":"elizabeth-east-south-australia-female-police-officer-stabbed-in-neck-alleged-attacker-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/60957\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabeth East. South Australia: Female police officer stabbed in neck, alleged attacker shot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A man has been shot by police after allegedly stabbing a female officer in the neck in Adelaide\u2019s north.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, South Australia Police said officer shot the man, 27, at Elizabeth East on Wednesday after a female officer was stabbed in the neck.<\/p>\n<p>The officer was rushed to hospital and is being treated for serious injuries. <\/p>\n<p>The man, who had been allegedly running around armed with a knife on Main North Road at 11am, was also taken to hospital but his injuries are not considered life-threatening. <\/p>\n<p>Acting Assistant Commissioner David O\u2019Donovan said commended the police response to the situation. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are providing appropriate support for her colleagues and of course for her family,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe response by police this morning was a swift response and they responded to what was clearly an evolving and very rapidly dangerous situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir actions today were in response to an immediate threat posed by an armed individual.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Commissioner O\u2019Donovan said police would be speaking to the suspect \u201cat the earliest opportunity\u201d as a part of investigations. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has (allegedly) stabbed a police officer so he will be facing some very serious charges,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe circumstances will be the subject of that investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who witnessed the incident is being urged to contact authorities. <\/p>\n<p>More to come<\/p>\n<p>Read related topics:<a class=\"topic_tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/topics\/adelaide\" data-tgev-container=\"story-topic-links\" data-tgev-label=\"Adelaide\" data-tgev-order=\"1\" data-tgev-metric=\"npv\" data-tgev=\"event10\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Adelaide<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A man has been shot by police after 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