Two in hospital after Queensland police were called to reports of a disturbance at a house on Tamar Street in Annerley

A police officer and a man are being treated for potentially life-threatening injuries after both were shot in an altercation in Brisbane’s south on Friday morning.

Queensland police were called to reports of a disturbance at a house on Tamar Street, Annerley, about 9.13am, police said.

Both were shot and wounded in a physical altercation, police said.

No charges have been laid.

Neighbours said they heard shouting from the address from about 8.30am.

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A spokesperson for the Queensland ambulance service said one of the men had suffered “life-threatening injuries”, with the other being treated for a “potentially life-threatening leg injury”.

Both were taken to the Princess Alexandra hospital by ambulance.

Tamar Street was entirely blocked off by police on Friday morning and part of the road was taped off as a crime scene.

Premier David Crisafulli said incidents such as these “sends a shiver up your spine”.

“It shows you why people respect the men and women in the Queensland police service so very much,” he told reporters.

“They run towards situations where others naturally run away and there’s no place for that modern Queensland.”

Crisafulli said he hoped an investigation would find ways to better protect police.

“If wrongdoing is found to have occurred, I’d like to see the strongest of signals sent to make sure that people who sign up to be police officers know that the system will protect them when they’re going about their business,” he said.

The Queensland police service said in a statement that the incident would now be investigated by the ethical standards command, with oversight by the Crime and Corruption Commission.

With reporting by Australian Associated Press

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