Residents are told to stay inside and lock their doors after 'multiple shots are fired' in a quiet neighbourhood
- Emergency services were called to Coledale, in New South Wales, on Tuesday
- There were reports multiple shots had been fired in the suburb about 9am
- Two streets placed into lockdown, with residents unable to leave or re-enter
A man has been taken into custody following reports multiple shots were fired in a quiet neighbourhood.
Police were called to Coledale, in the New South Wales Illawarra, about 9am on Tuesday after terrified residents raised the alarm.
Buttenshaw Drive and Morrison Avenue were immediately placed into locked down as police worked to secure the area.
Police were called to Coledale, in the New South Wales Illawarra, about 9am on Tuesday following reports multiple shots were fired
Residents of those two streets not already at home were told not to return while emergency services are on scene, while those at home were told to stay inside.
Resident Ben Squires, who has been in the area for about two months, told the ABC he regularly heard gunshots in the suburb.
'To be honest we heard it a couple of times over the last two weeks in the middle of the night, maybe three in the morning,' he said.
Mr Squires said he heard about three gunshots between 9am and 9.30am and 'there was half a dozen to 10 shots after the police had turned up'.
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Another resident said a man had refused to let authorities onto his property to discuss an aggressive dog.
A New South Wales Police spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia it appears it was just fireworks which had been let off.
A man was taken into police custody about 11.25am. His mother was later taken from their home and is now in the care of relatives.
Two dogs were seized from the property.
Buttenshaw Drive (pictured) and Morrison Avenue were placed into lockdown after police arrived on scene
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