Man shot by police at caravan park at Elderslie following suspected siege

A man is in critical condition after he was shot by police following a suspected siege this afternoon.

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Episode Transcript

S1 (00:01):
This is Sydney now with Clinton Maynard on to GB.

S2 (00:06):
Great to be with you this Thursday evening. 131873 is
our number now. Situation continuing to evolve in Sydney's south
west this afternoon where there has been a shooting. There
was a siege within a caravan park, Elderslie, in the
MacArthur region not far from Camden. It started just after
lunchtime and it has gone for some hours. The police
riot squad was actually called in and they surrounded the

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perimeter of where a particular caravan was located within that park,
and I've been looking at some vision of the caravan park.
There's a lot of on site vans there where people
effectively almost live most of the year, and the police
have been involved in a confrontation with a man who
we understand was armed with a knife. He had been
threatening self-harm. Just after 4:00. So it's only around an

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hour ago, shots rang out. Now our understanding is that
it's alleged the man had lunged at police with that
knife and the police had opened fire. I'm hearing as
many as three shots had been fired towards the man.
Now he has then been taken to hospital. There's been
a police convoy all the way to Liverpool Hospital from

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this caravan park in Elderslie. And the man is now
being treated in hospital. We don't have details of his condition.
We are still seeking a formal response from the police,
but the police have given us some some basic information
about what has occurred. Actually, I've just been sent some
details right now. Now, this is formally from the police.
Critical incident declared after man shot by police. And I'm

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just reading this to you as it comes to me.
It says a critical incident investigation has been declared after
a man was shot by police during a siege in
Sydney's south west at 1215. Police were called to a
caravan park, MacArthur Road at Elderslie, to check on the
welfare of an occupant. Officers from Camden Police Area Command
attended a cabin at the property. They attempted to speak
to a 52 year old man. A perimeter was established

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after the man armed himself with a knife and made
threats to self harm. Specialist resources attended to assist negotiators
attended to speak to the man. The man refused to cooperate.
Just before 330, officers attached the Tactical Operations Unit gained
entry to the premises and the armed man rushed officers
with a knife. Police discharged a Taser and the less

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than lethal tactical rounds, which were ineffective before the man
was shot. The man was immediately treated by NSW ambulance
paramedics on the scene and taken to Liverpool Hospital. Critical
A critical incident team from the State Crime Command's homicide
squad will lead the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
The investigation will be reviewed by the Professional Standards Command

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and oversighted by the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission. So that's
the extent of the official police statement. So just to
confirm what occurred about lunchtime, police are called to the
caravan park, Elderslie, MacArthur road. So it's around the Camden area.
The local police were told to check on the welfare
of a man, a 52 year old man, inside that
particular cabin. It's an on site cabin. He has then,

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in the course of trying to speak with this man,
he didn't cooperate with the police. He is then lunged
at them with a knife. Police actually brought in the
tactical operations unit. So effectively police with with heavily riot gear. Police.
And now during this confrontation, police used the Taser. They've
discharged the Taser. That has not been effective, so they

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have opened fire. The man's been treated on the scene
by paramedics. He's been taken to Liverpool Hospital in a
critical condition where he remains.