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One dead in Sydney's Shopping Centre shooting

Police have responded to a shooting at a shopping centre in the Sydney suburb of Bankstown which claimed the life of a man, and injured two others.

Sydney Shooting

Source: SBS News

Police were called to Bankstown Central Shopping Centre at 11.50am after people reported seeing people shot in a carpark of the complex.

They discovered two men and a woman injured at the location; one of the men died at the scene.

The two injured people were treated at the scene and taken to hospital.

The shopping centre car park has been closed as a precaution.

NSW Police are urging people to avoid the area for the time being due to traffic delays.

No arrests have been made at this stage.

Fairfax reports the victim as a convicted killer Walid "Wally" Ahmad. 

More to come

 


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By Preeti K McCarthy

Source: SBS News



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