A man reported to have armed himself with a weapon and aimed at authorities has been fatally shot in an incident in the west of NSW.

A man has been shot dead by police after arming himself with a bow and arrow while officers were conducting a welfare check.

A man has been shot dead by police after arming himself with a bow and arrow while officers were conducting a welfare check.

Police said an officer discharged their gun after the man aimed the weapon at them during a concern for welfare check at a rural NSW property.

Police said an officer discharged their gun after the man aimed the weapon at them during a concern for welfare check at a rural NSW property.

Police said an officer discharged their gun after the man aimed the weapon at them during a concern for welfare check on a rural NSW property.

Police said an officer discharged their gun after the man aimed the weapon at them during a concern for welfare check on a rural NSW property.

Police said an officer discharged their gun after the man aimed the weapon at them during a concern for welfare check on a rural NSW property.

The incident at Gunnedah near Tamworth is the third fatality involving police in the state this year

A man was shot dead by police after he aimed a bow and arrow at officers during a welfare check at a home in Gunnedah, in north-central NSW.