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Sydney Apartment Shooting Injures 16

Police currently exclude terrorism or organised-crime links pending a motive determination.

Overview

  • A 60-year-old suspect was arrested about two hours after the gunfire inside the apartment and taken to hospital for minor injuries, and he has not been charged.
  • Police seized a rifle at the scene and now estimate roughly 50 shots were fired after initially reporting nearly 100.
  • The shooter allegedly fired indiscriminately from a residence above a shop in the Inner West, striking passing vehicles including police vehicles.
  • One person presented with a gunshot wound and is expected to survive, while others were treated for injuries from shrapnel and broken glass.
  • Authorities revised the injury toll from about 20 to 16 and continue to gather evidence and witness accounts in a country where such attacks are uncommon under strict gun laws.