Man who allegedly roamed Sydney suburb with sawn-off shotgun charged
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Police have charged a 32-year-old man accused of roaming a leafy Sydney suburb armed with a sawn-off shotgun.
Dulwich Hill, part of the city’s inner west, was thrown into lockdown last Friday.
Large numbers of police were deployed in Dulwich Hill last Friday when the alleged gunman was reported. Nine News
The confrontation began shortly before 10.30am after a couple spotted their van, which had allegedly been stolen days earlier, and followed it into a car park near Williams Parade and Constitution Road in Dulwich Hill.
They boxed the van in and confronted the man behind the wheel while waiting for police to arrive.
The man is accused of then setting the vehicle alight and waving the sawn-off shotgun at them before running away.
The incident triggered a major search involving more than 50 officers, including the riot squad, while a police helicopter circled overhead.
Nearby businesses were evacuated and Dulwich Hill Public School was placed into lockdown.
About 11.30pm on Sunday, the 32-year-old man was arrested in Burwood, Sydney, after allegedly attempting to evade police.
He was treated at the scene by paramedics for a minor injury sustained during the arrest before being taken to hospital under police guard.
He has been charged with seven offences, including possessing a shortened firearm without authority, robbery while armed and destroying or damaging property.
He was refused bail to appear before Bail Division Court 7 today.
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