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Armed man shot dead by officers in Tenterfield Police Station, internal investigation underway

A senior NSW Police officer has defended the actions of an officer who fatally shot a 48-year-old man at Tenterfield in the state's far north yesterday.

The 48-year-old man, a father of two, allegedly walked into Tenterfield Police Station just before 6pm on Thursday to confront police shortly after they had conducted a welfare check on him.

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