BREAKING NEWS Major update after veteran police officer was gunned down in Tasmania
A man has been charged with murder after a police officer was shot dead on a rural Tasmania property while delivering a home repossession order.
Constable Keith Anthony Smith, 57, went to the property in northwest Tasmania with other officers about 11am on Monday.
The veteran policeman was killed as he approached the house after leaving his car, allegedly shot by a man who lived at the property.
Tasmania Police revealed on Thursday that they had charged a 46-year-old man from North Motton with murder, attempted murder and aggravated assault.
He remains under guard in hospital where he is receiving medical attention for non-life-threatening injuries.
The man recently appeared in a bedside court sitting and is due to reappear in court at a later date.
Officers had visited the property on Allison Road in the rural area of North Motton to serve a court-approved warrant to repossess the home.
During the incident another officer fired at the alleged offender who was struck in the hand and surrendered, police said.
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