Two police officers who shot and killed a man with schizophrenia in Brisbane's CBD after he stabbed a tourist and lunged at police with a knife, acted in "self-defence", an inquest has heard.
Ikraam Bahram died after he suffered multiple gun-shot wounds in Mary Street in February 2020.
Two senior constables opened fire on the 24-year-old shortly after he stabbed a man from the United Kingdom once in the back.
Mr Bahram's death is being examined by the State Coroner at a four-day inquest being held in Brisbane.
The hearing is probing the police response and the ongoing mental health treatment of Mr Bahram who was diagnosed with schizophrenia.
On Wednesday, the Coroners Court heard Mr Bahram left his home about 9:00am without any personal belongings, in his mother's car.
Multiple angles of CCTV were played to the court which showed Mr Bahram's movements after he arrived in the city and parked.
In the vision, Mr Bahram is seen walking for a short period, before approaching a man and a woman armed with a knife.
The court heard as he did this, he shouted something in a foreign language.
The vision then shows the man running away, and Mr Bahram chasing him and catching up with him on two occasions, attacking him both times.
The man was captured retreating into a nearby building, where the court heard he managed to get medical help.
He suffered several injuries including a 0.5 centimetre stab wound to his face and back, a fractured nose and a split upper lip.
'You are very unwell, come home please'
The court heard since leaving his house, Mr Bahram's mother had sent her son several messages including asking where he was, and for him to call her.
After Mr Bahram replied with the word "jihad", she responded a number of times, asking who he was referring to, then saying, "You are very unwell come home asap please".
The court heard following the stabbing, Mr Bahram went back to the car and retrieved a 30 centimetre bread knife before he began walking through the city again.
During this time multiple witnesses called triple-0 to report the earlier attack and to seeing a man with "a very thick f*****g knife in his hand".
The court heard two officers responded to an "assault in progress" and found Mr Bahram, who was armed.
Police body worn camera vision was played to the court and showed the moment Mr Bahram ran at one officer who repeatedly yelled at him to drop the knife, before he fired multiple shots at him.
'I feared for my life'
The two senior constables were called to give evidence and both told the court they felt threatened by Mr Bahram and were forced to use their weapons.
Senior Constable David Eiser told the court Mr Bahram moved "very quick" and it was not safe or effective to use other methods including a taser or capsicum spray.
"Due to his speed towards me I felt that wouldn't be a viable option in that sense," he said.
Senior Constable Eiser told the court "I feared for my life".
"I was concerned as he was running towards me that he would stab me and that I would possibly die from that," he said.
Senior Constable Madison Hughes told the court he observed Mr Bahram moving toward Senior Constable Eiser and was "increasing his pace" and discharged his weapon.
"As per my training I thought Senior Constable Eiser was at risk of death or GBH," he said.
Associated with 'known radicals'
Ethical Standards Command investigator Detective Sergeant Donna Green also took the witness stand and told the court she had found both officers shot Mr Bahram "to protect themselves" and had responded appropriately.
"They fired a string of shots at [Mr Bahram] until he was no longer a threat," she said.
"I believe they acted in self-defence and adhered to the policy and procedures in relation to QPS training."
The court heard the Queensland Counter Terrorism Unit conducted a separate investigation into the shooting.
Detective Sergeant Green told the court this was because Mr Bahram had "some history or background" in relation to his associates and because of the text message to his mother.
"He was associated with known radicalised persons," she said.
"They concluded that [Mr Bahram] didn't show any radicalised tendencies."
The court heard in the lead up to the shooting Mr Bahram had not been taking his prescribed medication and was suffering hallucinations and delusions.
In particular, he believed "police put a tracker in him" during a dentist appointment and had been following him.
The inquest continues.
