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Laine Clark

Cop shooting of burning man to be probed

Police shot dead a man who set himself on fire and ran at officers, a coroner has heard. (AAP)

A man shot dead by Queensland police set himself on fire and ran at officers after dousing a woman in petrol, a Coroners Court has been told.

Omid Molayee was engulfed in flames when shot twice in a McDonald's car park in Brisbane's south in April 2020 after police responded to reports of a domestic violence incident, a pre-inquest conference on Monday heard.

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