Gunman shot dead after opening fire on Sydney police stations | IOL News

Sydney - A gunman has been shot dead after an hour-long shooting spree in western Sydney on Wednesday night, in which he opened fire on a residential home and two police stations.

New South Wales Police declared the shooting at a police station "a critical incident," which left multiple officers with injuries, including one who is being treated in hospital for a pellet wound to his head. Police said a number of shots were fired into the front of St Marys Police Station on Wednesday night.

Shortly after, the same gunman, armed with a pump-action 12 gauge shotgun, fired a number of shots at police officers at Penrith Police Station. Police returned fire, fatally injuring the man who died at the scene, NSW Police said in a statement overnight.

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