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Croydon Park shooting: Man arrested after firing shots on Georges River Road, firearms seized

Taylor Renouf
The Nightly
A man in his 50s has been hospitalised with a gunshot wound.
A man in his 50s has been hospitalised with a gunshot wound. Credit: Supplied

A man has been arrested after an area in Sydney’s inner west was plunged into lockdown on Sunday evening as police responded to a shooting.

Police swarmed Croydon Park about 7.45pm after reports a number of gunshots were fired from the roof of a building on Georges River Road near the intersection of Brighton Avenue.

A NSW Ambulance spokesman confirmed one man in his 50s presented himself to Canterbury Hospital with a gunshot wound.

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Three others presented themselves to Campsie police station with minor injuries, with two of them transported to hospital.

Another person was treated at the scene in Croydon Park and was transported to hospital. Their condition is unknown.

Shots have been fired in a Sydney suburb. Picture: TNV
Shots have been fired in a Sydney suburb. TNV Credit: Supplied

Police confirmed they arrested a man about 9.30pm inside a building on Georges River Road and seized firearms.

“Road closures remain with local traffic diversions in place,” police said.

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