Police have charged a man with more than 20 offences as the critical incident investigation continues into the circumstances of a police shooting in Narellan yesterday.
Officers from Campbelltown Police Area Command identified a stolen blue Subaru Impreza on Copperfield Drive, Rosemeadow, about 10.30am and alerted other officers after losing sight of the car near local shops.
The vehicle was located by police about 10.40am and a pursuit was initiated after the driver – a 33-year-old man – allegedly failed to stop at Campbelltown and Raby Roads, St Andrews.
Police followed the car for a short period to a service station on Narellan Road, Narellan, where the driver rammed a police vehicle a number of times before threatening customers with a machete.
Shots were fired by police during the confrontation, with the 33-year-old man sustaining a wound to the leg.
A 17-year-old male passenger got out of the vehicle during the confrontation and was arrested a short time later. He was taken to Narellan Police Station and release pending further inquiries.
Police say the injured man fled the service station scene on foot before approaching a black Subaru and allegedly threatening the driver with a screwdriver and hijacking the car.
The man then allegedly carjacked another vehicle, a Holden Cruze, on Appin Road, Bradbury, assaulting the male driver, who sustained superficial facial injuries.
With assistance from PolAir, police tracked the vehicle until it stopped in the M5 East tunnel, at the Marsh Street exit, near Arncliffe, just after 11.15am.
Officers from the Dog Unit, South West Metropolitan Region Operations Support Group and Traffic and Highway Patrol Command approached the vehicle and a taser was deployed to help arrest the man.
During the struggle the man bit a male sergeant and attempted to stab the police dog, causing minor injuries to both.
The man was taken under police guard to St Vincent’s Hospital for treatment, where he remains.
The Ambarvale man was expected to face a bedside court hearing today and to be formally charged with 22 offences.
Investigations into the circumstances surrounding the all incidents are continuing.
A critical incident team from Bankstown Police Area Command are investigating the circumstances surrounding the police shooting.
The investigation will also be subject to independent review.
