South Australian Police Commissioner Grant Stevens has named the veteran officer shot dead during an incident in a rural town overnight, in what he said was a "devastating loss" for the force.
Stevens confirmed Brevet Sergeant Jason Doig, 53, was fatally shot after he and two other officers were called to a property in the town of Senior, close to the Victorian border, overnight.
"It goes without saying this is an incredibly tragic incident for the South Australian police and I can only imagine what the family of Jason are feeling at the time," Stevens said.
The tragic events began yesterday at about 11.20pm when police attended a property on Senior Road after reports a firearm had been used involving an animal.
After being confronted, the 26-year-old male occupant allegedly shot and fatally wounded Doig, who later died at the scene despite the efforts of fellow officers and paramedics to save him.
The occupant also shot Sergeant Michael Hutchinson, who received non-life-threatening injuries and has been taken to hospital in Adelaide.
The third police officer, Constable Rebekah Cass, was not injured during the incident.
The 26-year-old man was shot by police and he was also taken to Adelaide and is under police guard.
Stevens said every South Australian police officer as well as those in other forces would be impacted by the death of Doig, who had served for about 15 years and was "highly respected" by colleagues.
"There will not be one single police officer today who is not thinking about the sacrifice that Jason has made and the risk inherent in the role of policing," the commissioner said.
Stevens described the callout for police to attend the property as one that initially appeared a routine job.
"Police were responding as a result of a report but there was nothing in the information we were able to ascertain at this point in time that would have located it was a high-risk incident," he said.
"It would be described as part of a daily routine."
He said investigations into the incident are continuing.
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