A man has allegedly been shot dead by police in northern Queensland overnight after a stand-off.
9News understands police were called to a house on Payne Street, Mount Louisa, a suburb of Townsville, for a mental health check just after midnight.
It's believed a man in his 20s threatened police with a weapon before police open-fired.
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The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Detectives have this morning established a crime scene and there is a heavy police presence on scene.
It's the second fatal shooting that's unfolded in the state in the past 24 hours after a woman was allegedly shot by an 18-year-old man north of Brisbane.
Man allegedly shot dead after stand-off with police in northern Queensland
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