Officer was attending the property as part of ‘routine duties’ and was shot as they approached the house, police allege
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A Tasmanian police officer has been killed after a shooting in the state’s north-west.
Police said officers attended a residential property on Allison Road in North Motton at about 11am on Monday in relation to “routine duties”. They alleged a member of the public shot an officer as they approached the house.