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| Darwin shooting: four people dead as police reveal suspect was on parole | Darwin shooting: four people dead as police reveal suspect was on parole |
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| At least four men are dead and a woman is injured after a suspected member of a motorcycle gang recently released from prison allegedly went on a shooting spree in Darwin’s city centre. | At least four men are dead and a woman is injured after a suspected member of a motorcycle gang recently released from prison allegedly went on a shooting spree in Darwin’s city centre. |
| NT police have arrested the suspected shooter, described as a Caucasian man aged 45, wearing high-vis workwear. He was in hospital under police guard on Tuesday night. | |
| Active crime scenes on Tuesday included the Buff Club, Gardens Hill Crescent, the Peter McAulay Centre and the Palms Motel. | Active crime scenes on Tuesday included the Buff Club, Gardens Hill Crescent, the Peter McAulay Centre and the Palms Motel. |
| Police commissioner Reece Kershaw said the alleged gunman was “well known to police” and confirmed the man had been released on parole in January. | Police commissioner Reece Kershaw said the alleged gunman was “well known to police” and confirmed the man had been released on parole in January. |
| Kershaw confirmed the suspect was wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet at the time. A shotgun was used, but the exact type is not yet known. | Kershaw confirmed the suspect was wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet at the time. A shotgun was used, but the exact type is not yet known. |
| “We’re still trying to establish the intent and the motivation behind this,” Kershaw told reporters. He said the incident was not terrorism related. Asked if the man was a member of the Rebels motorcycle gang, Kershaw said he may have associated with them. | “We’re still trying to establish the intent and the motivation behind this,” Kershaw told reporters. He said the incident was not terrorism related. Asked if the man was a member of the Rebels motorcycle gang, Kershaw said he may have associated with them. |
| Kershaw said the man may have been trying to hand himself in to police and urged members of the public who had information or video footage to contact police. | Kershaw said the man may have been trying to hand himself in to police and urged members of the public who had information or video footage to contact police. |
| The Northern Territory chief minister Michael Gunner said thoughts were with the families and friends of the victims. “This is not the Darwin we know,” he told reporters. | The Northern Territory chief minister Michael Gunner said thoughts were with the families and friends of the victims. “This is not the Darwin we know,” he told reporters. |
| More than 100 police are involved in maintaining the multiple crime scenes. | More than 100 police are involved in maintaining the multiple crime scenes. |
| Witnesses told the ABC that the man walked into the Palms Motel and opened fire with a pump-action shotgun just before 6pm on Tuesday. | Witnesses told the ABC that the man walked into the Palms Motel and opened fire with a pump-action shotgun just before 6pm on Tuesday. |
| Northern Territory police duty superintendent Lee Morgan told the Guardian shortly after the incident there were “four deceased and a number of other people who have been shot”. | Northern Territory police duty superintendent Lee Morgan told the Guardian shortly after the incident there were “four deceased and a number of other people who have been shot”. |
| Reports an active shooter in Darwin CBD with up to 20 shots fired and people injured ... confusing scenes with tree on fire and roads blocked. pic.twitter.com/4WY2hVE2b3 | Reports an active shooter in Darwin CBD with up to 20 shots fired and people injured ... confusing scenes with tree on fire and roads blocked. pic.twitter.com/4WY2hVE2b3 |
| Morgan said police first received calls about shots being fired at 5.50pm local time. | Morgan said police first received calls about shots being fired at 5.50pm local time. |
| Witness Leah Potter said the gunman was armed with a pump-action shotgun and shot a woman through her hotel room door. | Witness Leah Potter said the gunman was armed with a pump-action shotgun and shot a woman through her hotel room door. |
| “I was in the car park [of a neighbouring hotel] when I heard what I thought were fireworks going off, really loud cracking, banging fireworks,” she told the ABC. | “I was in the car park [of a neighbouring hotel] when I heard what I thought were fireworks going off, really loud cracking, banging fireworks,” she told the ABC. |
| Another witness said a man with a neck tattoo appeared to be searching the apartment block for someone. | Another witness said a man with a neck tattoo appeared to be searching the apartment block for someone. |
| The gunman was then reported to have fled the scene, until being arrested by NT police without incident at 6.45pm at the busy Stuart Highway and McMinn Street intersection. Officers expect to lay charges against him on Wednesday. | |
| Witness John Rose told the ABC he saw the gunman walk into the motel with “a sawn-off shotgun”. “He shot up all the rooms and he went to every room looking for somebody and he shot them all up, then we saw him rush out, jump into his Toyota pick-up, and rush off.” | |
| He said the gunman was calm as he shot up the hotel. “Once he left we went in and found one gentleman, he’s over there, we pulled him out,” Rose said. | He said the gunman was calm as he shot up the hotel. “Once he left we went in and found one gentleman, he’s over there, we pulled him out,” Rose said. |
| Dramatic arrest if possible shooter in Darwin CBD pic.twitter.com/0fis1UQHW9 | Dramatic arrest if possible shooter in Darwin CBD pic.twitter.com/0fis1UQHW9 |
| “This lady turned up and started screaming, and we didn’t realise there was another person in there … apparently he’s dead, he’s been shot.” | “This lady turned up and started screaming, and we didn’t realise there was another person in there … apparently he’s dead, he’s been shot.” |
| The prime minister, Scott Morrison, has been in touch with the NT chief minister. | The prime minister, Scott Morrison, has been in touch with the NT chief minister. |
| “This is a terrible act of violence,” he told reporters in London. “I just want to extend my deep condolences and sympathies to all the people in the Territory, particularly in Darwin. This is a very tight community and I know they will be rocked by these events.” | “This is a terrible act of violence,” he told reporters in London. “I just want to extend my deep condolences and sympathies to all the people in the Territory, particularly in Darwin. This is a very tight community and I know they will be rocked by these events.” |
| Royal Darwin Hospital spokeswoman Sally Edwards said the emergency department was treating a woman with leg wounds who was in a stable condition. | Royal Darwin Hospital spokeswoman Sally Edwards said the emergency department was treating a woman with leg wounds who was in a stable condition. |
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