A man has been arrested following a shooting at the Star City Casino in Sydney, Australia. The shooting occurred at 2PM AEST. A female fitness instructor was injured in the incident.
It is understood that the victim was working in the gym on the fifth floor of the casino when the attack took place. She was shot twice in the hip. She was taken to hospital immediately and is now in a stable condition.
Approximately an hour after the attack, police apprehended a heavily armed man spotted near the casino.
Inspector Brenton Lee said “He went to the fifth floor [... of the casino ...] and there he saw a person he knew and shot her several times, [...] He fled the scene here in the Pyrmont area and was captured. At the time of his arrest he appeared to be wearing false facial hair.”
Inspector Lee said that the man was carrying three semi-automatic pistols. “There were a number of firearms it is alleged that he was carrying at the time of his arrest, as well as several ways to disguise himself”.
It has been said that the man had paid a taxi driver to wait for him at the casino, and it is unknown why he chose to flee on foot instead of returning to the taxi.
The names of the victim and the attacker have not yet been released, although it is known that the shooter was a 25 year old male, and was known to the victim.
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