A man is under police guard in hospital after firing up to 100 shots at police and multiple cars in a “serious and terrifying” incident.<\/p>\n
The shots rang out over an almost two-hour window between 7.45pm (local time) and 9.30pm on Sunday night at Croydon Park, in Sydney’s inner west.<\/p>\n
Streets were closed and the area locked down after reports a man was indiscriminately firing at traffic, including police cars, travelling along Georges River Rd.<\/p>\n
Described as an “active shooting situation” by NSW police, tactical officers were called in to arrest a 60-year-old man from a unit above a business along the busy road.<\/p>\n
He is yet to be charged and remains under police guard at Bankstown Hospital.<\/p>\n
Body-worn cameras from police showed how close officers came to being hit as they took cover during the “serious and terrifying incident”.<\/p>\n
“You can hear numerous gunshots, and certainly impact, not too far from the camera,” NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon told Sydney radio 2GB on Monday.<\/p>\n
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One of the officers shot at had only been out of the academy five weeks, Lanyon said.<\/p>\n
Two rifles were seized from the unit after the man’s arrest.<\/p>\n
A taxi driver in his 50s remains in a serious but stable condition with wounds to his neck and head.<\/p>\n
A motive for the shooting is yet to be determined but Lanyon said there was no known link to any terrorism or gang activity.<\/p>\n
Acting Superintendent Stephen Parry said the scene was secured “fairly quickly” and praised the officers involved at a press conference late Sunday.<\/p>\n
“They exhibited extreme levels of bravery in doing what they did,” he told reporters.<\/p>\n
“They were under rapid fire gun shots on a number of occasions and should all be commended for their actions.”<\/p>\n
He was unable to confirm whether officers also fired their weapons during the stand-off.<\/p>\n
Paramedics treated 16 people at the scene for minor injuries, some who were injured by shattered glass as windows were shot and others were treated for shock.<\/p>\n
Two people were taken to hospital for further treatment.<\/p>\n
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