- A female police officer was stabbed in the neck and her alleged attacker shot in the leg during a daylight confrontation in Adelaide, Australia.
- The incident occurred around 11am on Wednesday on Main North Road in Elizabeth East, after police responded to reports of a man armed with a knife.
- Both the officer and the 27-year-old suspect were taken to hospital with injuries described as serious but not life-threatening.
- The suspect, from Woodville Gardens, is currently under police guard and is expected to face serious charges, despite not being previously known to police.
- South Australia Police praised the swift response of officers to the dangerous situation, while the state's premier, Peter Malinauskas, extended his thoughts to the injured officer and her family.
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