Teen shot dead by Australian police after knife attack

Australian police shot and killed a 16-year-old following a stabbing attack that had “hallmarks” of terror, officials confirmed Sunday. The teenager attacked a man in a suburb of Perth Saturday night.

“It’s a very tragic event in Western Australia,” Police Commissioner Col Blanch said at a news conference Sunday morning. “It saddens me that I have to be here today talking about this incident.”

Officers were called to the scene about 10:15 p.m. local time Saturday by a witness reporting a man armed with a knife in a parking garage in Perth.

Responding officers drew tasers, which failed to stop the teen as he rushed at them. When the suspect did not comply with orders to stop, one of the officers fired their weapon at him, fatally wounding him, police said.