This afternoon (January 23, 2018), there was a shooting incident in a shopping mall on the west side of Sydney.
According to the latest news, police have confirmed that a 60-year-old man was shot dead!
Gunman`s still on the run!
Around 03:40, someone turned to a cafe shoot. Named "Happy Cup" in Bankstown City Plaza.
It is reported that an elderly man was shot in the pelvis with blood flowing through the ground and was rescued by emergency workers at the scene.
Police have confirmed that the man was shot dead.
The gunman opened fire in broad daylight in front of a multitude of shoppers, but no one other than the man was injured.
Rima, who was in a store near the site of the accident, said she heard four shots clearly.
"I heard four shots in the store, bang,bang.. I heard a woman screaming and the passers-by began to run away. "
"after a few minutes, the police blocked this place."
Phoung Lu, the owner of a nearby cake shop, said she heard a loud scream before seeing a man chasing another man desperately.
"I heard a lot of people screaming, children and women screaming. People were so scared that they ran away. "
"I saw a few men running to the sidewalk, and a man in green was chasing the other, and someone was shouting," they`re robbing, they`re shoot! "
"then I saw a man lying on the ground with a lot of blood."
"there was a woman who helped him recover his heart and lungs again."
"it was terrible. It was stabbed here last year, shot at the station, and happened three times a year."
Another eyewitness, Zakeaeria Jaroud, saw the whole shooting.
"I saw the man shed a lot of blood, and they shot him in the stomach four times."
"it sounded like fireworks. I heard four in all."
"A young girl tried to save the injured man."
"shoot`s men are wearing black T-shirts and grey coats."
"I can`t see the injured, because there are a lot of people standing in front of me."
"then shoot`s men ran away."
The gunman, shoot, left the scene immediately after the report said.
At present, the police are taking the dog to search for his tracks.
After the shooting, about 50 police officers, including a group of riot fighters looking for gunmen.
Multiple routes to Bankstown Railway Station have been delayed for more than 30 minutes due to the blockage of nearby roads.
Investigations into the shootings and the manhunt for gunmen are under way, and Sydney is expected to continue reporting.
