Perth teenager shot dead in Bunnings car park warned police he would ‘commit acts of violence’

Immediately before stabbing attack police received triple-zero call from person believed to be the 16-year-old

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The Perth teenager shot dead by police in a suburban car park after he stabbed a man rang police before the assault, warning he was going to “commit acts of violence” and told friends he was going “in the path of jihad”.

The 16-year-old teenager, who cannot be named, was shot dead in the car park of Bunnings Warehouse in Willetton, in Perth’s south, on Saturday night, after he stabbed a man in the back and then refused police orders to put down his knife.

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