Man allegedly fires gun in purchasing centre daylight theft in Sydney’s south-west

One man is on the run and one other has been charged following an armed theft at a jewellery retailer in Sydney’s southwest yesterday.

Round 4:40 p.m., two males entered the Carnes Hill Market.

Police say a person entered Diamond Hill Jewelers and threatened an worker with a gun, whereas a second man stood guard outdoors.

The person within the retailer is alleged to have opened hearth earlier than utilizing a hammer to smash a number of glass cupboards inside the shop.

The lads then ran from the scene carrying jewellery.

Not less than considered one of them rides a motorcycle.

Footage filmed by a member of the general public exhibits the second the lads ran out of the mall sporting black garments and protecting their faces.

Households have been captured in video leaving the shop in a rush when police arrived.

Police tracked down one of many alleged robbers shortly afterwards, using a motorcycle on South Liverpool Street in Busby.

The 23-year-old initially threatened to shoot the officers, however ultimately dropped his gun and tried to run away.

The police arrested him and charged him with a number of counts, together with armed theft.

A search of the person revealed he was carrying some stolen jewellery together with ammunition and methylamphetamine.

The second man believed to be concerned within the theft continues to be on the run.

Detective Superintendent Andrew Evans stated officers have been “brave” to deliver the primary man to the bottom, however the second man escaped.

“Boys from the Liverpool Metropolis Police precinct situated the motorbike together with the 2 violators and urged them to cease,” Detective Superintendent Evans stated.

“They ignored this route of the police and the male passenger … jumped off the again of that motorbike and began operating away.

“He pointed the gun that had been used within the earlier theft on the police … they rapidly took down the offender and subdued him.”

A big-scale police search throughout Sydney is constant.

Police say the person poses no menace to public security.

The primary man, who was arrested, has been denied bail and can seem in courtroom later in the present day.

Police stated nobody was harmed within the theft.