At least five people have died after a stabbing at a shopping centre in Sydney’s eastern suburbs; NSW police said the perpetrator acted alone, and the incident is not ongoing. Police are updating the media now. Follow updates here.
NSW police spokesman said five people have been killed and a number of other people are in a critical condition in hospital. One is a small child.A man who asked not to be identified was near the Country Road sourdough café with his two small children, and he says he saw a bloke in a green shirt start stabbing people indiscriminately.
“He went up the escalators at Zara and probably within a minute we had three gunshots and that was it.”The prime minister said: “Our hearts go out to those injured and we offer our thanks to those caring for them as well as our brave police and first responders.”Ilsa Frost, a store attendant, said she was thankful she’d been trained on how to respond at previous jobs.Rohan Anderson said he had been about to go to the gym when he saw the attacker on the floor below.
“I was in the change rooms of a jeans shop, we heard two shots. We couldn’t work out what was going on, and then the person at the store said it sounds like a shot and she took us to the back where they can lock it from the inside.“And then we heard fire alarms, there were some people stuck in the change rooms, so we open the door and got them as well and then she led us through a back door.”
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