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17-year old girl shot by police in Townsville charged with assaulting an officer
A 17-year old girl who was allegedly wielding a knife outside a Townsville pub when she was shot by police has been charged with assaulting an officer.
The incident unfolded at the West End Hotel on Ingham Rd in Townsville just before 5.30pm on June 10.
Police responded to calls there was a girl allegedly armed with a knife and making threats.
A police spokesman alleged she came at police and was subsequently shot in the abdomen.
The girl was charged on Friday with two counts of seriously assaulting a police officer while armed with a weapon and one count of intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
She was remanded in custody to appear in the Townsville Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
