South Hedland stabbing attack

On 1 May 2020, Ashley Fildes, a 34 year old man from Perth, Western Australia, stabbed seven people in South Hedland just before 10am, before being fatally shot by police.
The attacker had an altercation with his manager and had to be driven from his worksite to a motel.
Police said there was no indication that the attack was politically or ideologically motivated, describing it as a tragedy.<ref name"guardian-south-hedland-stabbing-attack"/><ref name"abc-online-south-hedland-stabbing-attack"/><ref name="bbc-south-hedland-stabbings"/>
The attacker was identified as a fly-in fly-out worker in his 30s who was known to police.<ref name"guardian-south-hedland-stabbing-attack"/><ref name"abc-online-south-hedland-stabbing-attack"/> He was a father of one.<ref name=7news-knifeman-identified/>
The Western Australia Police Union president said that a team had been deployed to assist the two officers, a man and woman, involved in the incident.<ref name="guardian-south-hedland-stabbing-attack"/>

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