Man who allegedly shot police officer in Brisbane charged with attempted murder

A man has been charged with attempted murder and a string of other serious offences after a police officer was shot in Brisbane earlier this month.

Officers were called to the property on Tamar Street in Annerley about 9.13am (10.13am AEDT) after residents found a 26-year-old they didn't know in their backyard.

Police said the 26-year-old was "armed with a piece of wood in an agitated state".

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The man allegedly lunged at a 40-year-old acting sergeant's handgun and, during a struggle, shot the officer in the thigh.

A first-year constable then shot the 26-year-old twice in the stomach area.

Police allege the man was still being combative and a Taser was deployed to subdue him while other officers restrained him.

During the altercation, the man also allegedly bit the first-year constable.

Additional police arrived on the scene to provide support and as the man was allegedly still being combative, a Taser was deployed in an attempt to subdue the man while other officers worked to restrain him.

The man and both officers were taken to hospital for treatment and subsequently released.

The man has since been charged with two counts each of attempt to murder, trespass and willfully assault police officer (assault and willfully obstruct), as well as serious assault police officer by biting, enter dwelling and commit, assaults occasioning bodily harm and trespass on a railway.

The matter is expected to appear before Brisbane Magistrates Court today.

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