Elderly man charged over strata shooting

An elderly man who allegedly shot a neighbour during a heated strata meeting is facing a shooting with intent to murder charge.

Police were called to a unit block in Lakemba, in Sydney's southwest, on Thursday night after the meeting between residents turned violent.

A 66-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to his neck while the alleged shooter, an 85-year-old man, had a head injury.

The victim is believed to be the building's strata manager.

A unit owner who attended the meeting, Mercedes Bush, said owners decided to sack the strata manager before the shooting.

"I ran away from them and fled to number six unit to escape from them, but everybody ran away," she told Fairfax Media.

Police say given the tight space the violent stand-off played out in, it was fortunate no one else was hurt.

"It's very lucky no one else was seriously injured," Inspector David McCloskey told reporters on Friday.

The elderly man was charged with multiple offences on Friday afternoon, including shoot with intent to murder.

A bedside court hearing will be held on Saturday.

The man is in Royal Prince Alfred Hospital with head injuries.

The victim is also in hospital with non-life threatening injuries.