Panic in Sydney as gunman shoots a man in the head - as streets in the city's west are placed into lockdown

  • A 32-year-old man has been rushed to hospital with a gunshot would to his head 
  • Parts of Gurley Place in Bonnyrigg, Sydney, has been placed into lockdown
  • A man, aged in his 60s, was arrested and taken to Fairfield Police Station 

Panic has erupted after a man was shot in the head in a suburban street in Sydney. 

Emergency crew were called to Gurley Place in Bonnyrigg about 5.30pm on Monday after reports of a domestic-related incident. 

A 32-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to the side of his head. 

A 32-year-old man rushed to Liverpool Hospital in a serious but stable condition after he was found with a gunshot wound to the side of his head

A 32-year-old man rushed to Liverpool Hospital in a serious but stable condition after he was found with a gunshot wound to the side of his head

Emergency crew were called to Gurley Place in Bonnyrigg about 5.30pm on Monday

Emergency crew were called to Gurley Place in Bonnyrigg about 5.30pm on Monday

He was rushed to Liverpool Hospital in a serious but stable condition. 

Police and paramedics are at the scene and the streets have been placed into lockdown. 

A man, aged in his 60s, was arrested and taken to Fairfield Police Station.

More to come.  

The area has been cordoned off as police investigate the incident, which happened on Monday night

The area has been cordoned off as police investigate the incident, which happened on Monday night

Police have been speaking to residents in the area as they piece together what has happened

Police have been speaking to residents in the area as they piece together what has happened 

A man, aged in his 60s, was arrested and taken to Fairfield Police Station. Police remain at the scene

A man, aged in his 60s, was arrested and taken to Fairfield Police Station. Police remain at the scene

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Panic in Sydney as gunman opens fire and shoots a man in the head

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