Australian police search for motive in rare mass shooting in Sydney

One person was critically injured when a 60-year-old man allegedly fired up to 50 bullets into a busy Sydney street, according to police in Australia.

As they looked for a reason for the recent mass shooting incident, which is unusual in Australia, detectives were scheduled to interview the suspect on Monday.

The suspect shot a 30-caliber rifle at random from his apartment window at passing cars in Croydon Park on Sunday night, causing a wave of panic in the Sydney suburb of Croydon Park. To put an end to the assault, police stormed the unit and apprehended him.

At a press conference, New South Wales’ acting police superintendent Stephen Parry said, “It is unbelievable that nobody died.”

A 50-year-old man in his 50s was one of the victims who received a gunshot to the neck and chest. According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, he underwent emergency surgery while in critical condition at the hospital.

According to emergency services, 14 more people received shock or minor injuries at the scene, including those caused by broken car windows.

According to the ABC report, the suspect was also taken to a hospital for his injuries sustained during his arrest, but has since been transferred to a police station.

Armed weapons crimes

According to Parry, the suspect has no ties to organized crime or terrorist organizations.

According to the police official, there are “very few” prior interactions with authorities, and “no mental health history” is known to the officers.

It’s likely that there will be charges for firearms-related offenses.

Parry called the incident to be extremely unusual. There haven’t been many instances of this kind of shooting randomly at people in the street passing by cars in my 35 years in the police, he said.

Automatic and semiautomatic weapons have been outlawed in Australia since 1996, when a lone gunman killed 35 people in Port Arthur, Tasmania, in a case where mass shootings are not common.

In the busy suburb of Sydney, there was fear caused by the shooting.

Office worker Joe Azar claimed to be working across the road when he first heard rocks or fireworks being thrown at the windows.