A man is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot by police responding to a domestic incident in Perth's southwest.
Officers were called to a home at Hamilton Hill at about 11pm on Friday.
"A 44-year-old male person is alleged to have attacked attending police whilst armed with a weapon," police said in a statement early on Saturday.
"Police discharged a single firearm round resulting in a wound to the male's abdomen."
Police say the man is in a critical condition in Fiona Stanley Hospital and the incident is being investigated by Major Crime Squad.
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