Man is left fighting for life after he was shot by police in Bankstown in Sydney’s southwest
Man is fighting for his life after being shot in the chest by police on a suburban street
- Man shot dead in southwest Sydney on Sunday
- He was rushed to hospital with critical injuries
A man is fighting for his life after being shot in the chest by police on a south-west Sydney street.
The man was shot by officers on Williams Street, Bankstown, on Sunday morning.
He was taken to hospital in critical condition.
The incident comes just days after a man was shot dead at Auburn police station after lunging at officers with a knife.
Police were photographed at the scene of a shooting in southwest Sydney on Sunday morning
A man was taken to hospital in critical condition with injuries to his chest
The Indian national had stabbed a cleaner at the nearby Auburn train station just before Tuesday around noon.
The officers tried to save the life of the 32-year-old man, but he was later pronounced dead by paramedics.
Detectives from the anti-terror unit are investigating the stabbing.
More to come.