Shots Fired Near Sydney Gym Promptโฃ Police Response
Gregory Hills, NSW – A man narrowly escaped injury after shots were fired outside a gym in southwest Sydney thisโข morning, prompting a important โคpolice response. The incidentโฃ occurred at approximatelyโข 8:35 a.m. at โa shopping center complex on Steer Road, Gregory Hills, focusing on the World Gym location.
NSW Police confirmed officers from the Camden Police Area Commandโข wereโ dispatched โขto the scene following reports of gunfire. โคInvestigators found evidence that multiple shots had been discharged โขin the direction of a man outside โthe gym.โค
“Officersโฆfound a number of shots had been fired towards a man outsideโ the gym,” a police โstatement read. “The man isโข believed โฃto have left the scene immediatly.”
as of this โคpublication, no injuries have been reported. Police have establishedโข an exclusion zone around the areaโข while they investigate.
A witness, identifiedโ asโ Yvonne, โtold 702โฃ ABC Radio โคSydney โฃsheโข heardโ as many โคas eight shots. “Theyโค shut the doors, adn we all ran to theโ back ofโฃ the shop and waited to see what โฃwas going on,” โshe โrecounted. “But yeah, it โคwould’veโ been โscary โif you had’ve been out inโ the car park.โ It’s โall been โขfenced off, so we had to move our cars.”
the motive for the shooting remainsโฃ unknown, and police have not yet released any dataโ regarding โคpotential suspects. Furtherโ updates will be provided as the investigation unfolds.
Source: ABC News