Sydney: Expatriate Artemios Mintzas prosecuted for 25 offences after 50 shots fired in Croydon Park

A 60-year-old expatriate, Artemius Mintzas, has been charged with 25 offences, including attempted murder, aft a shooting incidental that occurred connected Sunday nighttime astatine Croydon Park successful the occidental suburbs of Sydney.

According to New World, the country was enactment connected lockdown for astir 2 hours aft reports of an equipped antheral connected Georges River Road, adjacent Brighton Street. NSW Police described the cognition arsenic “extremely dangerous.”

I'm astatine the country successful Croydon Park wherever past nighttime and progressive shooter allegedly fired up to 100 bullets down into the thoroughfare below. It caused the suburb to beryllium locked down. 16 radical treated astatine the scene, 1 idiosyncratic warring for beingness successful hospital. Details connected @SkyNewsAust pic.twitter.com/TmT6gIeqfj

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Authorities accidental Minjas allegedly fired up to 50 shots, “randomly and indiscriminately”, from an flat model supra a commercialized store, hitting 13 vehicles and a autobus stop.

NSW Ambulance provided attraction to 16 radical with insignificant injuries, portion 2 men were taken to the hospital; 1 underwent exigency country pursuing cervix and thorax injuries.

At astir 9:30 p.m., peculiar constabulary forces entered the flat and arrested Minja, confiscating a .30-caliber weapon and ammunition. The arrestee was transported to the infirmary nether constabulary defender with a coiled to the oculus from breached solid and past returned to the Burwood Police Station.

On Monday night, helium was charged with attempted manslaughter, arsenic good arsenic offenses related to unlawful possession of a firearm, shooting successful a nationalist place, and resisting arrest.

On Tuesday, October 7, Mintzas was brought earlier Burwood Local Court. There, helium was denied bail.

Police said determination was nary grounds of immoderate transportation to organized transgression oregon violent groups, nor a recorded past of intelligence wellness problems.

“He is simply a 60-year-old antheral with 2 children and small interaction with constabulary implicit the past 20 years,” constabulary authoritative Stephen Parry said.

According to ABC News, Mintzas is employed by Sydney Trains.

Investigations are continuing by the Strike Force Cornwood task force, which is looking into the origin and circumstances of the incidental that has shocked the section community.