Man is left fighting for life after he was shot by police in Bankstown in Sydney’s southwest

Man is left fighting for life after he was shot in the chest by police on a suburban street

  • Man shot in Sydney’s southwest on Sunday
  • He has been rushed to hospital with critical injuries 

A man is fighting for life after being shot in the chest by police on a suburban street in Sydney’s southwest. 

The man was shot by officers in Williams Street, Bankstown, on Sunday morning. 

He has been taken to hospital in a critical condition.

The incident comes just days after a man was shot dead in Auburn police station after lunging at officers with a knife. 

Police are pictured at the scene of a shooting in Sydney’s southwest on Sunday morning

A man has been rushed to hospital in a critical condition with wounds to his chest

A man has been rushed to hospital in a critical condition with wounds to his chest

The Indian national had moments earlier stabbed a cleaner at nearby Auburn train station about 12am on Tuesday. 

The officers worked to save the 32-year-old man’s life but he was later declared dead at the scene by paramedics. 

Detectives from the counter terrorism squad are investigating the stabbing.

More to come.  

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