16 wounded in Australia as gunman fires up to 50 bullets into Sydney street

Police were called on Sunday evening to the city’s Inner West, where the alleged gunman was firing from his property randomly at passing cars and police.

A large contingent of police swarmed the area and locked down the street, before entering the property above a business and arresting the man. They seized a rifle from the scene.

Office worker Joe Azar said he was working across the road when he heard what he thought were fireworks or rocks being thrown at the windows.

“Some guy’s windscreen blew up, then the bus stop glass shattered,” Azar told The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper.

“The surreal feeling kicked in like, ‘Oh, this is what’s happening’,” he said. “It was frantic. It all happened so quick, so I couldn’t comprehend what was going on.”