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Sydney Gunman Shoots From Apartment at Passing Cars, Wounding 16

Police have charged a 60-year-old suspect, ruling out terrorism and gang connections.

Overview

  • Authorities now put the tally at roughly 50 shots in Croydon Park, with 16 injured including one man in serious condition with a gunshot wound.
  • Most victims were hurt by shattered glass as rounds struck vehicles, including police cars, on a busy Inner West street.
  • Officers arrested the suspect about two hours after the first shots in an apartment above a shop and seized a rifle.
  • The man was taken to hospital with eye injuries sustained during his capture and is due in court on Tuesday after bail was refused.
  • Police have laid 25 charges, including 18 counts of shooting with intent to kill, and report no known links to terrorism or gang crime as the investigation continues.