Sydney police officer who shot dead mall attacker praised for courage
Reuters
Published Apr 13, 2024 08:05PM ET
Updated Apr 13, 2024 11:45PM ET
By Scott Murdoch and Jill Gralow
SYDNEY (Reuters) -The Sydney police officer who shot dead the man behind the deadly stabbing attack at one of the city's busiest shopping malls has been identified as Inspector Amy Scott.
Inspector Scott was in the shopping centre while the attack unfolded and confronted the man after being directed towards him by onlookers, local media reported.
Police named the assailant on Sunday as Joel Cauchi, and have ruled out terror or ideology as a motive for the random attack which killed six people.
"The man allegedly lunged at the officer, before he was shot," New South Wales police said in a statement on Sunday.
Inspector Scott was shown in local media footage administering CPR on the man after he was shot.
"When I met Amy last night ... we talked about her going straight into police mode, everything she has been taught during her career and how instinctive it was," NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley told Sky News on Sunday.
"When I said to her 'thank you for your courage' she said 'it was not just me, the bystanders around me were so helpful'. (She was) so humble, it's just typical of a NSW police officer."
Witness Jason Dickson, who saw Inspector Scott follow Cauchi, said he had written to NSW police bosses praising her actions in stopping the carnage.
"He turned around, pulled out a knife, she said put it down, he didn’t and then she pulled the trigger and then she pulled the knife away and started doing CPR on him," he told Reuters on Sunday.
"If she didn’t do it, he would’ve kept going ... she (has) done an awesome job and I’m proud of her."
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb said Inspector Scott would be interviewed as part of the police investigation into the attack.
Get The News You Want
Written By: Reuters
Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.
Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website.
It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website.
Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers.