Kiwi family fly to Queensland to join shot police officer
An Australian police officer is recovering in hospital after being shot on the job.
Constable Jordan May was shot in the leg during a call-out in Yengarie on Queensland's Fraser Coast on Friday afternoon.
The ABC reported May was injured while police attempted to engage in with a man following reports of a disturbance.
An emergency declaration was made under the Public Safety Preservation Act following the shooting, the ABC reported.
In a post on the Queensland Police Union's Facebook page, May said he wanted to show his gratitude.
"I want to thank everyone involved in looking after me, from my colleagues in Maryborough to the amazing hospital staff here at the RBH.
"I'm on the mend and have the support of friends and family who have not left my side. I'm looking forward to getting back on my feet and I can't wait to get out of hospital."
7 News reported that May's family members had flown from New Zealand to be at his bedside.
The union's president Shane Prior and North Coast Regional rep Jake Lacy said they had been to the hospital and spent time with May and his brothers.
"The community will rightly focus on the officer who was shot but they should not overlook for a moment the incredible bravery of the police who risked everything to bring him out of that situation alive," the union said in its post.
"The QPU will be there to help Jordan through his recovery and hopefully back to duty."
7 News reported 45-year-old Adam O'Shea, the man accused of shooting May, was found dead at the property from a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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