PM Commends Cop Who Shot Sydney Attacker.
Australian police officer has been commended as a hero by the country's prime minister, after she confronted and shot dead a man who fatally stabbed six people at a Sydney shopping centre.
Police described how the officer, Inspector Amy Scott, bravely tracked attacker Joel Cauchi through the mall, challenged him and shot him dead after he raised his knife towards her.
Twelve others, including a nine-month-old girl, have been treated in hospital after the rampage.
Police said, five of the six killed in the attack were women, while, a baby underwent surgery and her mother, Ashlee Good, is among the dead, her family has confirmed.
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