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Wednesday, Nov 04, 2026

Hero Cop

A Sydney police officer, Inspector Amy Scott, shot and killed a man who was on a "killing spree" at a mall, leaving six people dead.
Witnesses praised her as a hero for ending the rampage.

Inspector Scott chased the knife-wielding attacker through the mall and was seen in viral videos sprinting across the shopping center and checking on injured people, including performing CPR on one of them.

A police officer in New South Wales, Australia, is being hailed as a hero after she single-handedly confronted and shot dead an attacker who was on a "killing spree." Witnesses reported that the officer was the only one near the scene when the attacker tried to harm her, and she fired several rounds to stop him.

The officer was praised by Police Commissioner Karen Webb for her "enormous courage and bravery." Eyewitnesses added that the attacker would not have stopped if the officer had not acted, as he was "on the rampage." A photo of the officer checking the attacker's body has been widely shared on social media.

A man wearing an Australian rugby league jersey went on a killing spree in a mall, chasing people and leaving behind a trail of bodies.

Five women and one man were killed, and eight people, including a baby, were hospitalized.

The attacker, identified as a 40-year-old known to law enforcement, acted alone and the incident was not classified as an act of terrorism by the police.
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