Sydney street is put on lockdown as a man in his 30s is shot in broad daylight after buying a pizza
- The victim, aged 31, was hit in the thigh about 11.15am on Hampden Street
- Police blocked the street to public and seized a white Range Rover
- The man bought a Lebanese-style meat and cheese pizza 15 minutes earlier
A man has been shot in the leg in broad daylight minutes after buying a pizza from a store in Sydney’s inner west.
The victim, aged 31, was hit in the thigh about 11.15am on Hampden Street in Beverly Hills, and was rushed to St George Hospital for treatment.
Police blocked the street to the public and seized a white Range Rover from outside Yum Yum Traditional Lebanese Pizza where the man had 15 minutes earlier purchased an $8 meat and cheese pie.
A man was shot in the leg in broad daylight minutes after buying a pizza from a store in Sydney’s inner west
Shop owner Sam said the man placed his order before leaving the store and never returning to collect it.
Sam said while the man bought pizzas from his store a lot, he would not consider him a regular customer.
Security vision of the victim ordering the meal was passed on to police, who placed Hampden Street on lockdown following the shooting.
The location of the shooter was unknown and police did not reveal whether the gunman was still on the run.
A shocked bystander said there ‘hasn’t been a shooting here in months’.
Nearby worker Jacob Thomas said, ‘You wouldn’t think of anything like that happening around here.’
The location of the shooter was unknown and police did not reveal whether the gunman was still on the run
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