Police shoot an armed man during a stand-off in a suburban street in Cairns, while a 50-year-old woman is hit by a stray bullet, according to multiple reports. The accounts describe that police open fire after confronting a man armed with knives. During the exchange, the woman is struck by a stray bullet and requires medical attention. The reports frame the incident as a crossfire situation occurring at the scene as officers respond to the armed man. All sources describe the woman as being 50 years old and identify the location as a residential area in Cairns. They also consistently state that the man was armed with knives and that police gunfire occurred during the stand-off. The coverage does not provide further confirmed details about the man’s condition, the extent of the woman’s injuries, or the findings of any investigation, focusing instead on the immediate circumstances of the shooting and the woman being hit by a stray bullet.