Aussie man shot by police, dies

SYDNEY - A man shot by police officers in suburban Sydney has died of his wounds.

Police at the scene of the shooting on Wednesday confirmed that the 36-year-old man was dead.

Neighbours have told media the man was shot in the chest.

About 8.45am (AEDT) on Wednesday police were called to a home on Wangee Road at Lakemba in Sydney's southwest.

"Upon arrival police found the man attempting self-harm," police said earlier in a statement.

"There was a confrontation between the man and police where the man was subsequently shot by attending officers."

The man was taken to Canterbury Hospital where he later died.

A crime scene has been established at the house as police from Marrickville investigate the shooting.

- AAP