Man who allegedly shot police officer in Brisbane charged with attempted murder

A man has been charged with attempted murder and a string of other serious offences after a police officer was shot in Brisbane earlier this month.

Officers were called to the property on Tamar Street in Annerley about 9.13am (10.13am AEDT) after residents found a 26-year-old they didn't know in their backyard.

Police said the 26-year-old was "armed with a piece of wood in an agitated state".

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