Queensland police have begun a manhunt, after an officer opened fire on a man armed with a several guns, who fled into bushland on the state's central coast.
Police don't believe the gunman was injured in the confrontation with a dog squad officer last night, and a hunt is now underway in the Yeppoon area where he was last seen.
The man is being questioned over the whereabouts of three long-barrelled guns and two shotguns he was seen with on Thursday.
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Rockhampton police had been hunting the man since he tried to steal a car on Thursday afternoon.
He was disturbed and fled into bush with the guns.
The man was seen that night throwing a brick at a police car and fleeing into bushland.
A dog squad officer who tracked the man said he became aggressive and the officer shot at him in self-defence.
The man wasn't hit and escaped unharmed.
Police believe he dumped the weapons between Yeppoon and Rockhampton on Thursday night and mounted police from Brisbane were called to assist in the search for the guns on Friday.
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