Gunman dead, officer wounded after shootings at two Sydney police stations

Officers have shot and killed a man outside Penrith Police Station in Sydney's west after he opened fire with a pump-action shotgun.

เหตุกราดยิงสถานีตำรวจเมืองเพนริทในซิดนีย์

เจ้าหน้าที่ตำรวจยิงชายผู้ก่อเหตุกราดยิงสถานีตำรวจเพนริท (Penrith Police Station) ทางตะวันตกของนครซิดนีย์เสียชีวิต มีเจ้าหน้าที่บาดเจ็บ 1 นาย Source: Nine

A critical incident investigation is underway after a man was shot dead outside a western Sydney police station when he opened fire on officers, ending an hour-long shotgun rampage.

Police say a vehicle stopped outside Penrith Police Station just after 9.30pm on Wednesday and the man approached a police vehicle with a pump-action 12-gauge shotgun and opened fire.

"Police returned fire and the man suffered a fatal injury. He died at the scene," police said in a statement early on Thursday.

You can check out the full version of this story in English on SBS News here.


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