A 51-year old man from interstate died after being shot in the chest by police at Tewantin on the Sunshine Coast on Sunday afternoon.

It is the fourth police shooting incident in Queensland in 2014.

Acting Superintendent John Bosnjak told reporters on the Sunshine Coast the whole incident in Outlook Drive at Tewantin was being investigated by Queensland Police Ethical Standards Command.

Acting Superintendent Bosnjak said two police officers around 2pm responded to a call that there had been a disturbance at the Tewantin home.

He confirmed a man, in some reports allegedly rushing the police officers, was shot by the police.