Aurukun in lockdown after local Tasered A far north Queensland Aboriginal settlement is in lockdown after more than 100 people besieged the local police station. Police allegedly Tasered a person late on Monday afternoon, prompting a riot in the tiny community of Aurukun on the Cape York Peninsula. Community sources say the settlement erupted after the incident, forcing officers to retreat to the police station compound. Doctors, nurses and other public servants were flown out of the settlement, located about 800 kilometres north west of Cairns, while police reinforcements were flown in. It is understood the person was Tasered before a large number of local residents, who were reportedly furious at the use of the device in the community, which has a population of about 1000. Locals reportedly rioted, damaging vehicles before surrounding the police station. The incident is believed to have been caught on CCTV cameras, which have been installed throughout the settlement. Police are now going door to door questioning those believed to have been involved in the riot, after viewing the footage. Aurukun was rocked by a riot in March this year when shots were fired and officers had to call in community elders to help calm residents. In 2007, a riot in the community led to an attack on the police station and police vehicles. The riot was the subject of a major investigation. The community on the western side of Cape York is cut off by road during the lengthy wet season.